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• Proven and competitive photography skills in portraiture, news, features, sports, product, The Starkville Daily News • Starkville, Mississippi food, illustration and projects using still, video and drone cameras. Photo Editor -- Performed the duties of an editor and photographer, developed story ideas, monitored • Edit deadline and long-term projects for publication on all platforms. quality control of prepress and managed the photo staff for this American Publishing Company newspaper. • Leadership and management of staff schedules and assignments; budgeting for equipment The Telegram Tribune • San Luis Obispo, California and freelancers while working collaboratively with editors toward targeted goals. Staff Photographer -- Photographed and edited features, sports, illustrations, spot news and extended • Mentor and train fellow staff members to build a better team in a rapidly changing industry. projects for this 35,000 circulation Scripps Howard Newspaper.
Experience Kentucky Post • Cincinnati, Ohio Contract Photographer -- Worked in a competitive metro environment as a temporary staff photogra- pher for this 50,000 circulation Scripps Howard newspaper. The Daily Memphian • Memphis, Tennessee Photo Editor - June 2018 to June 2020 Naples Daily News • Naples, Florida Managed, equipped and established all work procedures including the creation of a digital asset managing Intern Photographer -- Produced daily photographs in color transparency for this 50,000 circulation system and building a working photo request application for a new photography staff to fill assignments, shoot Scripps Howard newspaper. video and develop projects. As an advocate for visuals in the newsroom, I supervised a small staff as a collabo- rative member of the editorial team, prioritizing multiple group projects and conceptualizing visuals. I coached younger staff members and a pool of freelancers while also filling the duties of a staff photographer at this Troy Daily News • Troy, Ohio startup nonprofit online publication dedicated to delivering hyper-local journalism to residents of Memphis, TN. Intern Photographer -- Filled assignments and sought enterprise photos for this award winning 15,000 circulation newspaper. The Commercial Appeal • Memphis, Tennessee The Illinois State Journal Register • Springfield, Illinois Staff Photographer/Photo Editor - August 2000 to June 2018 Intern Photographer -- Performed all the duties of a temporary staff photographer for this 75,000 Performed the duties of a staff photographer, assignment editor and night picture editor in an evolving news- circulation Copley daily including extended projects for the weekly magazine, Heartland. room. My responsibilities included photographing and editing daily news, video and projects for all platforms and social media. I was also responsible for editing compelling local content, Associated Press and other visual assets as a decisive thinker on deadline; organizing staff schedules; planning assignment schedules; working Awards with other editors to plan daily news budgets; and training fellow staff members on emerging digital technol- ogies across several different content management systems at this award-winning Scripps Howard turned 2019 NPPA Midwest Photographer of the Year Gannett newspaper. 2018 NPPA Midwest Photographer of the Year 2012 NPPA Region 6 Photographer of the Year 2011 BOP Conceptual Illustration First Place The Jackson Sun • Jackson Tennessee 2009 NPPA Region 6 Photographer of the Year Staff Photographer/Photo Editor - March ‘99 to July 2000 2009 BOP Conceptual Illustration First Place Served as night picture editor and staff photographer shooting daily news, sports, features and illustrations 1993 William Randolph Hearst Photojournalism Competition winner while editing daily wire images, researching projects and archiving historic photos. I was responsible for training staff individually and in small teams during a transition to full digital photography at this Mid-South Gannett newspaper. References Otis Sanford Editor, Columnist, Professor at the University of Memphis Education [email protected]
Syracuse University • Syracuse, New York Michael McMullan Former Assignment Editor at The Commercial Appeal Graduate studies working toward a Master of Arts degree in Photography [email protected]
Ohio University • Athens, Ohio Patrick Lantrip Bachelor of Science, Journalism Photographer at The Daily Memphian [email protected]
The Ohio State University • Columbus, Ohio Mike Brown Journalism major - June ‘89 to August ‘90. Photography Supervisor at St Jude Childen’s Research Hospital -- ALSAC [email protected]