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Topic: photo editor looking for new ideas...
| Author | Message |
| lo17 | Posted – 6/25/2007 10:43:46 PM | show profile hi. i have been a photo editor at top national mags for 5 years now and i was wondering if anyone has ideas as to what avenues to explore for other career options related to photo. i am just a little unstimulated and would like to try something new, but would love to use the skills i have learned. any ideas welcome! thanks. |
| lizardd | Posted – 6/26/2007 11:18:38 AM | show profile photo editor looking for new ideas... I quit my job as a photo editor as it was going nowhere and locking me in a corner I could not get out of, so I understand. I am a writer now, but was offered a post as a stock agency manager, which is one way you could go. Archivist is another, as is web site stuff. I have found not much else to choose from. |
| lo17 | Posted – 6/26/2007 12:58:39 PM | show profile thanks. how did you get a call back from a photo agency? was it one of the big ones? i have heard stories of PE's moving onto stock jobs and making big bucks, but i have never gotten a call back from applying to jobs online. did u get a contact thru your rep? |
| lizardd | Posted – 6/29/2007 11:48:04 AM | show profile Fluke -- called by folks I used to buy from who remembered and liked me. I rarely received calls about on-line applications and was really wondering if my resumes were ending up on a desk or lost in space since I didn't even get "Thank you for submitting" notes back. I have a feeling hundreds of PEs are out there applying at the same time. Big Bucks you will have a hard time finding unless you work for an ad firm or the business side of any other big corp. Editorial don't pay da rent. Good Luck! |
| ltj201 | Posted – 7/2/2007 7:37:43 PM | show profile art buyer/art producer (same thing, essentially, different name) at an ad agency (not for the faint of heart or true 9 to 5ers, but bigger bucks than editorial) in house art buyer/photo editor producer photographer's agent |
| Steady70 | Posted – 7/3/2007 6:26:48 PM | show profile | email poster Using your skills.... lo17- I would stay in the industry that you know best. There are many non-photo related opportunities in the travel industry, working with tourism boards, resorts, airlines etc.. But remember Images SELL everything ! Words are great but we live in a PHOTO world.... We are a published photography team that has been working with many travel magazines, publishers and tourism boards. We like many others in the industry are always seeking a rep, a marketing person or persons, a go to guy/ gal to sell our stock images. So stay in the game and seek out creative areas where you can grow... Steve Photographer ! |
