Caroline Lee

Served as a creative point person for photo needs at venture capital funded start-up publishing company. Collaborated with editors, art directors and data teams to visually shape editorial needs. Helped develop visuals needed for books on nutrition, wellness, lifestyle and entrepreneurship. Produced and directed photographers shooting remotely. Provided creative feed- back to photographers. Worked across teams to provide content including social media. Researched and vetted digital asset management systems. Assisted in management, organization and migration of digital content.

Researched, negotiated and purchased rights for print, digital and promotional usages. Managed freelancers in fast-paced environments, under deadlines and budgets. Completed briefs for commissioned art. Creative collaboration and produced shoots. Sourced and budgeted shoots with production costs including props and styling. Expanded artist roster.

Fulfilled photo requests for media outlets during humanitarian crises including Ebola outbreak, Typhoon Haiyan and Syrian families living in Iraq. Provided in-house visual essays for newsletters, website and video. Trained staff and freelance photogra- phers. Produced photoshoots including refugee citizenship ceremony. Organized and digitized archival images.

Kept up to date on entertainment, current events, breaking news. Licensed and tracked rights for Time Inc. international editions including Fortune, People, TIME for Kids and Sports Illustrated. Liaised between legal, editorial and photo departments for international rights. Trained associates and licensees around embargoes and copyright clearances.

Obtained photo rights for international editions of Fortune, People, TIME for Kids, Sports Illustrated. Kept pulse on breaking news and current events. Collaborated with reporters, editors, legal, publicists and photographers under tight deadlines.

Acquired press credentials and upkeep of national events calendar. Assigned and finalized contracts with freelance photographers under tight deadlines and budget. Updated, finalized and logged photographer contracts. Coordinated schedules with production teams for live uploading.

Provided support for editorial art department. Photo research from stock agencies, requested press images from music publicists, mailed issues to arts contributors, researched emerging photographers to be vetted.