www.linkedin.cominkarenannwilliams We!si"e: karenwilliams#$o"o%ra#$&.com '()*E++,)-./ E0'E(,E-CE )1moor 2o3se4 5irmin%$am4 ./ 'rinci#al Edi"orial '$o"o (esearc$er4 August 2013-Present Researched photos from the Southern Livings archive for Southern Living Christmas A !hrough !he South" Researched photos from the Southern Livings archive and stoc# photos for Southern Living $arden %oo#" Researched and o&tained photos for other various pro'ect(pu&ications for )*moor +ouse" Karen Williams '$o"o%ra#$&, ."lan"a4 .3s"in4 5irmin%$am4 and +an .n"onio *reelance '$o"o%ra#$er4 '$o"o Edi"or 6 '$o"o (esearc$er4 ,a- 200.-Present Assisted in photo research for )*moor +ouse for t/o pu&ications0 Southern Livings Christmas and $arden &oo#s" Photographed a food feature for San Antonio Magazine Septem&er 2011 issue at 1inc %istro and 2ine %ar" Photographed coo#ies and products for Li-s Coo#ies for their /e&site" Photographed Purit- %otanicas product ine for their /e&site" Researched and prepared a po/er point presentation featuring photo stories produced under the director of photograph- of Cooking Light maga3ine" Southern Living Magazine, 5irmin%$am4 ./ '$o"o .ssis"an" 6 (esearc$er4 )cto&er 2012- August 2013 Assisted the director of photograph- and associate photo editor /ith the production4 coection4 and organi3ation of images for the five sections 5+ome4 $arden4 !rave4 Regiona4 6ood7 in the pu&ication" +anded dai- editoria staff photo re8uested such as printing contact sheets4 coecting images for their use4 re8uesting images on their &ehaf4 and verif-ing photo credit(caption information" Researched and re8uested a stoc# and oaner photos for the trave and regiona stories in each issue as /e as set up photo shoots for the +igh(Lo/ feature in each issue" 9nsured that a stoc# and oaner photos have proper meta data entered and meet the re8uired specifications to run in print4 ta&et4 and /e&site" :erified that high res photos in the design a-out4 during production /ee#4 are ingested into ,edia $rid" Supported the four staff photographers /ith the gathering of suppies4 props4 and e8uipment for photo shoots in the photo studio" +an .n"onio 73se3m o8 .r", +an .n"onio4 90 '3!lic (ela"ions 6 7arke"in% .ssis"an"4 ;anuar- 2012-Apri 2012 Photographed events and ectures hed at the museum such as SA,A Cee&rates !he Chinese <e/ =ear4 $aer- ta#s4 6irst Sunda-s for 6amiies4 %an# of America Series Lecture0 !he $oddess and >ing4 and ,usic on the ,ove0 $reece4 Rome and 9g-pt" +eped organi3e and seect images from the museum archive for PR(,ar#eting materia" )&tained imager- for SA,A 6ace&oo# page" Provided assistance /ith caing4 emaiing4 and distri&ution of promotiona materias"
Austin Monthly Magazine, .3s"in4 9e1as '$o"o .ssis"an" 6 (esearc$er4 <ovem&er 2010-Apri 2011 Assisted the photo editor /ith research4 coection4 and production of photos for the pu&ication" +eped on feature and fashion photo shoots around the Austin area" Pic#ed up and returned an- prop used during the shoot" 9nsured that a photos /ere upoaded and pace on the server for the art and production department" Photographed the Restaurant $uide in each issue as /e as other features in the st-e and design sections" Photographed oca shop openings4 parties4 and fundraisers for the maga3ines on the scene section" ,nk '3!lis$in%, /ondon4 En%land 'ic"3re :esk .ssis"an" 6 (esearc$er4 August-Septem&er 200. Assisted four photo editors /ith the research and coection of photos for 1? trave reated pu&ications" +anded a incoming photo re8uests from PR4 companies4 and peope /anting copies of photos and issues of the pu&ications" Assisted on oca photo shoots around London /ith the t/o staff photographers" +'EC,./9; +K,//+ Proficient in0 Ado&e Photoshop(%ridge(@nAesign CSB4 Photo ,echanic4 @n Cop-4 ,edia $rid4 9*ce4 digita imaging4 and Canon camera s-stems" E:<C.9,)-
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Bachelor of Fine Arts4 Photograph-4 ,a- 200C St" 9d/ards Dniversit-0 Austin4 !e*as