EXPERIENCE

Lead Photo Editor
The Wall Street Journal
2012 – present
+ Managing photography within coverage area
+ Collaborate with bureau chiefs, editors, reporters and art directors and developers to determine the best visuals
+ Commission photo shoots, research wires, and track photo ownership on deadline
+ Stream wires and social media for breaking news, trending topics, and story ideas
+ Structure and place visuals for web-ready stories
+ Negotiate photo usage, prep images for archive, process invoices

Photo Manager
Columbia Daily Tribune
January 2011 – April 2012
+ Managed photo department and image processing team
+ Contributed to daily budget news meetings with print and online editors
+ Administered department growth by hiring full-time staff positions
+ Managed annual budget and assigned staff schedule
+ Collaborated with marketing, advertising, and web development teams
+ Built photo galleries and produced weekly video webcasts
+ Met regularly with prepress color technicians to optimize print reproduction

Staff Photographer
Columbia Daily Tribune
August 2006 – January 2011
+ Covered news, sports, feature, and business assignments
+ Worked on photo stories and contributed to weekly photo column
+ Produced photo galleries and multimedia

Photo Editor
Columbia Missourian
Spring 2005
+ Attended budget meetings
+ Coordinated assignments for staff photographers + Managed weekly photo column

Internships
+ The Kansas City Star, Summer 2006
+ Winston-Salem Journal, Summer 2005