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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, NY
01.2000

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

Websites

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

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