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Experience

HEARST MAGAZINES

November 2019 - Present

Town & Country, Oprah Daily & Prevention

Hearst Visual Group - Senior Visual Research Editor

(Jan 2025 - Present)

 Visual Research Editor

(Nov. 2021 - Dec 2024)

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  • Research photo content for the sections:  Town & Country: FOB (Masthead & Ed Letter), Stars & Signs, Travel. Investment Portfolio & Jewelry Wardrobe.  DIGITAL:  Collect imagery for digital content and cover red carpet/arrivals during Award Season: Golden Globes, Oscars and Grammys.

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  •  O Quarterly: Refresh, Well, Reading Room and OprahDaily.com and go over art options with the fashion, design, and visual directors.

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  • Prevention:  Brainstorm photo ideas for the PULSE Section: Includes features on Beauty, Health, Pets, Wellness & Food. with the creative director, visual director and then present the final edits for image selections to the editor-in-chief.

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  • Oprah Daily: Work on set and assist with"The Life You Want Class" and"Oprah's Book Club" (OBC) taped sessions by directing audience members to entrances and exits, escort main guest speakers to the stage,  sit in as an audience seat filler and accommodate guests accordingly. 

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  • Pitch story ideas and work on special digital feature packages & breaking news content for Oprah Daily & Town & Country.

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  • Maintain invoices and update the budget spreadsheet for the print issues & digital for Oprah Daily & Town & Country.

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  • Negotiate terms and conditions of license agreements for image, illustrations or video use.  (Prevention: & Oprah Daily).

 

  • Process layouts with the final image selections and ensure all captions and credits are correct.

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  • Work on special projects including Bookazines and Calendars. (Prevention & Good Housekeeping).

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Cosmopolitan & Women's Health

Hearst Visual Group - Visual Researcher

(May 2021 - Nov. 2021)

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  • Pitched ideas, provide photo content and team up with the Beauty, Fashion & Art Editors for trending stories.

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  • Assisted with relevant research for special digital stories and create photo comps for story headers. (Cosmo)

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  • Researched photo content for the sections:  Cosmo: Front of the Book (FOB), Celeb, Fashion & Beauty & Women's Health: WARM UP,  Beauty, Love & Life, & Back of Book (BOB): BreakThrough.

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  • Commissioned photographers and negotiate fair prices for images.

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  • Explored all picture sources, including instagram and stock photo agencies.

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  • Negotiated terms and conditions of contracts.

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  • Established time-scales and budgets and determine project requirements.

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  • Processed approved layouts with final image selections for the stories and ensure captions and credits were correct.

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ELLE   & Marie Clarie

Hearst Visual Group - Visual Researcher

(Nov. 2019 - May 2021)

  • Created mood boards as pitches for fashion trend stories.

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  • Marie Claire: Pitched out Coverline ideas with the MC team for the monthly print issues.

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  • Researched photo content for the sections:  Elle: Front Row, The Feed, Now Trending & Runway to Elleway & Marie Claire: For Your Consideration (FYC), Power Trip, What I Love About Me (WILAM), Beauty Inside & Out & How I Mental Health.

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  • Ensured all photos were available to license by connecting with PR agents, photographers and photo agencies to negotiate pricing.

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  • Processed layouts with the best image selections and ensured all captions and credits were correct.

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Events Coordinator/Creative Services:

Website

December 2016 - Present

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  • Coordinate and plan birthday parties/dinners, family reunions, weddings, memorial services and other social events.

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  • Create photo books, websites, invitations and work on various special projects for clients.

SPLASH NEWS/Corbis

Media Sales - Sales Operations Research Manager

March 2010 - June 2016

  • Helped the sales team meet their monthly target goal by managing the weekly magazines, newspapers, subscriptions: (AMI, Bauer, People, E! Networks) & TV show clippings and billed accordingly.

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  • Managed sales associates and ensured all the research and billing were processed in time for the end of month sales.

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  • Ensured all daily video roundup edits were done: (sound bites, keywords, correct captions), then pushed out to the TV & editorial clients via email.

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  • Worked with the editors at People Magazine, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly on licensing exclusive celebrity portraits from Corbis’ Outline images for featured stories.


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  • Pushed out breaking news photo contact sheets to the TV clientele (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX etc.), periodically throughout the day. 


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  • Managed client accounts using ONYX, an internal software, by setting up accounts and giving clients access to the Splash & Corbis websites.

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People Finders Plus

Administrative Assistant

August 2007 - Nov. 2010

  • Accountable for completing administrative assignments for MTV Networks, Nature Publishing Group, Blue Man Group, and the Oxygen Network.

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  • Assisted HR with the recruitment of web developers using LinkedIn, internet research, and cold calls for Nature Publishing.

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  • Corresponded with producers and account executives at MTV to schedule studio times, discuss equipment usage, and ensure all invoices were paid in a timely manner. 


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Wireimage

Entertainment Sales  - Researcher

Nov. 2003 - June 2007

  • Directly responsible for assisting the sales department with monthly goals, sending clients promotional materials, and assisting photographers as a media runner at various events like fashion shows and concerts.

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  • Sent out the daily e-mail blast for current events while flagging/billing magazines & reviewing invoices for accuracy. Managed client photo requests on a daily basis (Us Weekly, People, In Touch Weekly, First For Women & Entertainment Weekly).

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  • Sent 2,000 images monthly to Vindigo Studios for mobile users that bought images for wallpaper usage.

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  • Worked on special projects including the Target CinemaRed project where over 12,000 actors’ names were researched and quality headshot imagery was transmitted to the client in a timely manner. 


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  • Assisted with the selection of images for the 2006 WireImage Calendar. 


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Payroll Dept.  - Receptionist

December 2002 - October 2003

  • Tasked with greeting/assisting guests, answering the telephone, filing/distributing mail, verifying employment, processing employee paperwork and payroll using ADP, and auditing I-9 forms for penalties.

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Commodities Dept.  - Administrative Assistant

Sept. 2000 - May 2001

  • Responsible for announcing high profile clientele upon arrival for appointments, handling petty cash, distributing mail, delivering packages, and working on special projects as directed. 


INTERNSHIPS

Sony Music Entertainment

Legacy Media Relations Intern

Jan. 2002 - May 2002

  • Liaised between the label and journalists for projects including the Grammy Award-winning Billie Holiday boxset, Johnny Cash 70th Birthday Campaign, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Broadway titles. 


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  • Called publications for interest in reviewing new releases, researched/developed profiles of publications, typed invoices, prepared weekly press packets, and trained new interns. 


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education

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City University of New York

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism & Creative Writing

May 2002

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Proficient in Web Designing, MS Office: (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) & Outlook.

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