Friday, January 9, 2009

Job Opening at Magnum

Subject: job available!
From: Jennifer Miller


POSITION: Editorial Representative/ New York

OBJECTIVE:
To maximize editorial opportunities and sales in North America,
working predominantly with print and online media, but also
developing new clients and markets among NGOs, government, and
private sector organizations.
To work under the direction of Francesca Sears, Global Editorial
Director in London and as a team player with fellow colleagues in the
Paris, New York and Tokyo offices.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Main Responsibilities
· To handle daily editorial assignments from North American
newspapers and magazines including negotiation of fees, liaising with
photographers, client contracts, expenses, embargoes, through to
invoicing

· To promote the story ideas, works in progress and completed
projects of Magnum photographers to North American print & online media


Day to day responsibilities include

· To manage requests from press clients regarding photographer
stories, whereabouts, ideas

· To support photographers with conceptual & administrative
help relating to editorial assignments

· To write and pitch story ideas & photographers for new work
to clients

· To communicate with inter-office editorial colleagues
regarding new activities of photographers

· To manage updates to internal database for photographer
ideas, whereabouts, projects


Other

· Participate in brainstorming within the department on new
opportunities & internal best practice

· Research new publications to approach & new clients to
support production of editorial work

· Support colleagues in other departments with relevant
information about current editorial activities


Experience, Skills and Qualifications

· Undergraduate and/or graduate education

· Experience within US picture industry/ minimum of 2 years

· Experience in a sales role including with contracts

· Strong organizational skills

· Ability to multi task important

· Proactive nature, outward going

· Knowledge of current affairs

· Strong interpersonal skills, ability to deal with artists

· Great communicator, able to effectively synthesize
photographer & client demands

· Strong team player, ability to share information with
colleagues quickly & concisely

· High computer literacy skills, Mac & PC preferable, knowledge
of ftp, Photoshop etc. an asset

· Foreign language skills an asset, English as first language
necessary


Salary: Dependent on experience.


Start Date: As soon as possible preferable. February 2009.

Send CV’s or contact with questions:
Jennifer Miller/ Magnum Photos NY - Jmiller@magnumphotos.com

Closing date for applications: 20th January 2009.

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jennifer miller
c: 718 801 9029
e: jennifer_miller@earthlink.net

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Chip Duncan Lecture TIME CHANGE

See post below for more information. The lecture will be held at 2pm (not 7pm).

The lecture will take place on Friday, February 6th at 2 pm in Hamilton Hall Studio A (Room 130). Seating is limited, so please arrive early.

Barefoot Workshops

2 Week Documentary Workshop in The Mississippi Delta
Start Date: February 15th, 2009

This 2-week DV workshop is designed for photojournalists who are looking to make the move to videojournalism and the web, new documentary filmmakers who want to launch their careers in web and television documentaries and for those with experience in some aspects of filmmaking that are looking to expand their skill, understanding and mastery of the whole process. Producers, cinematographers, editors and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction filmmaking are also encouraged to enroll.

Students will learn all aspects of the process including the importance of the still image, DV camera, compact lighting methods, field sound, field editing and how to weave the story. To view an extended version of the course description, visit our website at www.barefootworkshops.org.

This is one of many workshops that Barefoot will be running in 2009. In addition to the Mississippi Delta, check out our website to learn more about our workshops in Africa and how you can participate.

Homepage: www.barefootworkshops.org
Contact: chandler@barefootworkshops.org
Tuition: $2,250.00 (includes tuition, housing and food)

Past Equipment Sponsors: Apple, Canon, Tekserve, Bogen, Gitzo, Kata, Tiffen, Sennheiser, Anton Bauer, Lowel, D&M Professional

Barefoot Workshops is a New York City-based not-for-profit 501(c)3, founded by Chandler Griffin in 2004, that offers short, intensive workshops around the world in narrative and documentary filmmaking. We assist organizations and individuals to use media, music and the arts, to accelerate progress and program goals in areas such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, conflict resolution, resettlement, youth empowerment, civil rights, and democracy building. We have worked with partners as diverse as UNESCO, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, The U.S. State Department and The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), to pioneer new formats and “media templates” that reinforce citizen-led, community-owned solutions to these challenges.

The main goal of Barefoot Workshops is to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to use sophisticated equipment while having a foundation that allows a person to create beautiful images regardless of the tools. At Barefoot, growing and learning as a filmmaker means growing and learning as an individual.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

"The Extended Moment"- Call for Entries

Desotorow Gallery is seeking submissions of photographic works for a juried exhibit scheduled for February 13-18. The exhibit, "The Extended Moment," will be juried and curated by a Guest Curator, Craig Stevens. Work submitted to this exhibit should explore the idea of the extended moment- a longer exposure, multiple exposure, or a sequential imagery theme.

Craig Stevens is currently a photography professor at Savannah College of Art and Design, and he has also taught at the Maine Photographic Workshop for 29 years. He has written numerous articles about photographic craft and vision and is a respected workshop leader and teacher. He is also the proprietor of L' Atelier, a fine art digital printing service in Savannah, GA. Please visit Stevens' website www.craigstevens.net to learn more.

Submissions (in digital form only) are due to Desotorow Gallery by January 23, 2009. Submissions may be made via mail:
Desotorow Gallery
2427 De Soto Avenue
Savannah, GA 31401

or by email: info@desotorow.org

Artists may submit up to 5 works for a $12 fee. Payment made be made via PayPal on Desotorow's website: www.desotorow.org/opportunities/entry.
or by check or cash mailed to Desotorow Gallery.


The exhibit will take place in TruSpace- a desotorow gallery. Please call 912-335-8204 or email info@desotorow.org with further questions.

Wedding Photographer Needed

Wedding Photographer(s) Needed:
Seeking exceptional photographers (one or two) to shoot a fabulous beach wedding on Hilton Head Island! Would love to have great portrait and candids to document my May 9, 2009 wedding. The ceremony will take place outside on the sandy beaches of Hilton Head, and the reception at the Beach house directly behind the ceremony site. There will be approximately 120 guests.
If interested, please send me samples of your work (either via a website or files sent via email).
Payment to be negotiated.
Contact:
Megan Kelley

Save the Date: An Evening With Chip Duncan

Documentary Filmmaker/Photographer, Chip Duncan will discuss his work, new images from his book, Enough to Go Around, and his experiences filming and photographing in the developing world. Duncan has documented the people and events in Sudan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, and Peru, and a selection of his photographs will be on display in Hamilton Hall in conjunction with his lecture.

The lecture will take place on Friday, February 6th at 7 pm in Hamilton Hall Studio A (Room 130). Seating is limited, so please arrive early.

CMYK Call for Aspiring Creatives Vol. #44

CMYK magazine announces a call for entries in various categories, including photography. This is an excellent opportunity to get your work published and nationally recognized. A limited number of entry-fee grants will be awarded by the Photography Dept. to cover the $45 entry fee for submission of up to 15 images.
Contest Entry deadline is Monday, January 19th
The deadline for consideration for the entry-fee grant is Thursday, January 15th.
For consideration, please submit a portfolio of up to 15 images on CD. Include your name, student ID number, local address, local telephone number, email address, and a brief bio/statement. Submissions can be placed in Jenny Kuhla's mailbox, room 201/Bergen.
For contest information, go to http://www.cmykmag.com/site.cfm?sect_id=10&page_id=11

Sunday, January 4, 2009

400-level Special Topics Elective

Open to upper-level undergrads and grads for elective credit, a Special Topics course, Directed Corporate Sponsorships, has been developed to propose a re-design of Pulaski Square. Professors John Lowe and Victor Ermoli would welcome a student interested in documentary photography. For more information, please contact Dean John Lowe at jlowe@scad.edu.

Friday, January 2, 2009

SCAD Photo Education Fellowship


A generous donation to the photography department has made it possible for us to award 2 grants of $500 each to cover expenses for attending the SPE National Conference in Dallas this year. Any full time SCAD photography major is eligible.

Entry Guidelines

Eligibility limited to current, full-time undergraduate and graduate SCAD photography majors.

Award of $500 must be used for travel/conference fees for the 2009 SPE (Society for Photographic Education) National Conference in Dallas.

Please submit a cohesive portfolio of 10-20 images on CD. Images should be at least 72 dpi at a viewing size of 10 inches (shortest dimension). Files should be saved as .jpgs.

Place CD in a paper sleeve and staple to entry form. You may also attach a list of corresponding image titles, artist’s statement, and/or résumé (all optional).

Applications can be dropped of in the box in room 201/Bergen Hall.

DEADLINE: January 31st, 2009

Click to enlarge and print entry form, or pick up a form in rm. 201/Bergen.

Ai-Ling Chang MFA Thesis Exhibition

An opening reception for Ai-Ling Chang's thesis mixed media installation will be held January 9th from 6-10 pm at Meddin Emerging Artists Theater.
2333 Louisville Road, Savannah

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