Professional background in photography with online photo editing experience
Creative, self-motivated and organized professional who successfully manages mu ltiple deadlines Advanced in Photoshop, retouching, Dreamweaver, In Design, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Light Room EDUCATION School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 20 10 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography LaGuardia Community College / CUNY, Long Island City, NY 2007 Associate in Applied Sciences in Commercial Photography with Honors EXPERIENCE NBC Universal Cable, New York, NY 2009 2010 Freelance Photo Editor in the postproduction department for Bravo TV, USA Networ k and Syfy Edited digital images, retouched and archived all photography produced by NBCU photographers Conducted photo research and assisted publicists with photo selections for Pres s, Online, Marketing and Sales Released images to the NBC Universal press site Media Village Systematically uploaded, organized, and captioned all edited NBCU episodic and gallery photography Assisted photo producers with PR and AD gallery photo shoots on set and in offi ce NBC Universal Cable, New York, NY 2009 Photo Editor Summer Intern in the postproduction department for Bravo TV, USA Ne twork and Syfy Edited up to 3000 images per day in postproduction department for Bravo, Syfy a nd USA Network Tracked talent photo approval, collaborating with the department publicists on all photography issues Retouched images, conducted photo research, image processing, resizing and colo r correction Assisted on production of gallery and events photo shoots Assisted photography department staff with filing, shipping and various adminis trative duties A & K Tile Studio, Brooklyn, NY 200520 08 Assistant Showroom Manager Photographed products and customers interior spaces for the showroom catalog Managed annual filing, budgeting, vendor invoices, paid bills Created business plans to increase sales and volume of customer traffic in the showroom Negotiated prices with vendors and selected new products for the showroom displ ays RELATED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Represented by WIN-Initiative stock agency; Founder of Bulgarian Artists in Amer ica group; Participated in photo exhibitions in NY and Bulgaria; Published at Fo toVisura Blog and MAX Magazine in 2010. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Bridge, Light Room; Photo Mechanic; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint; FTP, HTML, Web design, blogging; book desi gn, printing, scanning; fluent in English and Bulgarian. ACCOLADES Robin Forbes Memorial Award, Visual Arts Foundation, NY, 2010 New York Photo Award 2010 (NYPH) for Best Personal Project in student categorie s, NY, 2010 Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Photography at the School of Visual Arts, NY, 2010 Nominated for Tierney Fellowship in Photography, NY, 2010 Special Photography Department Award, School of Visual Arts, 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award in Commercial Photography, LaGuardia Community Co llege/CUNY,