UC Irvine

Fashion Institute of Technology

Parsons the New School for Design

Associate Photo Editor at Glamour

• Supporting senior producers on all aspects of pre + post production
• Optioning stylists, hair, makeup, set designers and studios
• Calling in props/products for in-house and editorial shoots
• Find shoot locations and studios, including scouting where necessary
• Arranging car services and transportation
• Researching and updating production files for locations, crew, travel, and artist preferences
• Liaising between photographer’s agents to produce or manage productions
• Assisting in wrapping jobs, submission and tracking of advances and invoices, and actualizing job budgets
• Maintaining an updated contact list of photographers, stylists, and hair and makeup artists for the brand

Glamour

Associate Photo Editor

• Booked models for FOB and fashion shoots
• Elevated the level of model talent to the magazine
• Assisted with photo production including booking locations, studios, and scouting
• Knowledge of a diverse range of trends and up-and-coming talent in fashion, art, culture, beauty
• General editorial support, including researching stories, pitching story ideas, writing short pieces,
transcribing celebrity and designer interviews, and inputting text and display for feature and well stories

Bookings and Fashion News Assistant

• Oversaw all administrative tasks including budgeting, production coordination and photo research
• Experienced as on set PA, primarily for photo shoots with Annie Leibovtiz for Vanity Fair
• Established working relationships with photographers, hair and makeup agents
• Developed a keen awareness of all emerging hair and makeup talent
• Created and distributed call sheets, travel itineraries, car confirmations to hair, makeup, and talent
publicists and managers for all feature, VF Spotlight, and Vanities shoots

Vanity Fair

Photo Production Assistant

(Nov. 2012 - Sept. 2013)
• Assisted with production of photo shoots for print and digital editions, research photographers, negotiate rates, manage budgets, secure locations, obtain permits and insurance certificates, booking studios, coordinate travel for crew
• Worked with vendors to ensure timely receipts on all advances and payments for invoices pertaining to models, props, hair and makeup teams, and manicurists
• Compiled monthly competitive credits to keep current with hair and makeup talent
• Requested model releases for all editorial shoots to submit to rights and permissions

Freelance Bookings Assistant

• Responsible for maintaining the fashion closet (sample traffic movement), preparing for photo shoots
• Pitched ideas and conducted background research for upcoming stories
• Fact checked and copy edited for cover and several feature news articles per issue
• Contributed in book and online fashion and music stories as assigned (including “Good Listener,” “Listen Up,” “Fashion News” pieces)

Nylon Magazine

Fashion Closet and Editorial Intern

• Managed contacts, press materials and look books
• Assisted with market research and fact checking
• Gathered and wrote credits for fashion stories and still-life pages as needed

BULLETT Magazine

Fashion Intern

• Developed and implemented strategic campaigns for original programming
• Managed budgets and vendor contracts for the publicity and events team
• Created and distributed call sheets, travel itineraries, car confirmations to hair, makeup, and talent
publicists and managers for publicity related events
• Maintained press books of compiled recap reports and distributed media highlights

Starz Entertainment

Publicity Coordinator

• Maintained a visually appealling showroom while working to optimize the inventory processes to increase overall showroom efficiency
• Coordinated press and media requests for fashion merchandise and accessories for thirteen RTW lines
• Prepared monthly performance reports for clients
• Established and maintained working relationships with designers, editors, stylists, and publicists

Exposure

Showroom Coordinator

•	Oversaw all logistics (prepared proposals, negotiated contracts with vendors and ensured timely payments and reconciliations) for high-profile fashion, music, and arts related client events
•	Implemented outreach strategy to grow membership base and to increase renewal rates and engagement for existing members

Citizens Arts Club dba Norwood

Director of Membership

• Assisted lead designer with the design and development of creative, visually focused jewelry.

BiJules NYC

Accessories Design Intern

•	Supported the ECD of a leading creative advertising agency in all administrative capabilities, including scheduling, travel and expense reports
•	Copy wrote and pitched ideas for advertising campaigns

Avrett Free Ginsberg

Assistant to the Executive Creative Director

•	Mentored 60+ students on a passenger ship traveling to ten different countries

Jessica Chou