Stephen Aviano
Brooklyn
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Photo Editor & Photographer
01.2000 - Current
- A selection of this work can be found on my website.
Director of Photography
Travelzoo
07.2010 - 06.2020
- Manage North America photo team and provide global photo directive
- Oversee photo production and research (> 500 daily) of imagery
- Establish custom photography solutions for first time in company’s history
- Create style guides and work flow documents for external and internal
- Train all global staff on photo guidelines, work flow and technologies
- Recruitment of 100+ photographers in North America
- Manage multiple budgets and negotiate photography agreements
- Collaborate with client teams to provide photo solutions on advertorials
- Retouch, color-correct and composite imagery for web publishing
- Conceptualize advertising and social campaigns with marketing team
- Produce and art direct out-of-home advertising marketing campaigns
- Art and photo direction for UX and graphic designers
- Collaborate with legal to ensure global copyright compliance
- Author photo contracts for clients and content providers
- Introduce file management and archival solutions.
Photo Editor
Forbes Magazine
02.2004 - 10.2009
- Art-direct and produce photography for Forbes and Forbes Asia
- Oversee work of photo researchers and interns
- Manage photo production for Billionaires, Celebrity 100, Forbes 400
- Recruit renowned photographers as well as emerging talent
- Negotiate stock photo agreements for website adaptations
- Implement cost cutting solutions while improving quality
- Retouch, color-correct, and composite imagery for print and web
- Photograph features and covers for Forbes Magazine and special issues
- Support file management: captions; credits; and archival solutions.
Associate Photo Editor
Institutional Investor Magazine
06.2002 - 02.2004
- Conceptualize, produce and art-direct original photography
- Research stock photography for international news stories
- Negotiate new contracts with stock photo agencies.
Assistant Photo Editor
United Business Media
06.2000 - 09.2001
- Establish photo department from the ground up with Photo Editor
- Recruit photographers and photography resources and vendors
- Produce and research photography for sections, features and covers
- Attended photo shoots to ensure adherence to art direction.
Education
Associates Degree - Photography
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY01.2000
Skills
Photo production; editing & retouching
Team building & management
Project & budget management
Adobe Photoshop
Design & Photo Art Direction
Photo research
Video Editing Capabilities
Typography and design knowledge
Timeline
Director of Photography
Travelzoo
07.2010 - 06.2020
Photo Editor
Forbes Magazine
02.2004 - 10.2009
Associate Photo Editor
Institutional Investor Magazine
06.2002 - 02.2004
Assistant Photo Editor
United Business Media
06.2000 - 09.2001
Freelance Photo Editor & Photographer
01.2000 - Current
Associates Degree - Photography
Fashion Institute of Technology