Curriculum Vitae
Susannah Prescott
Freelance Picture Editor
Skills Profile
· Experienced picture researcher on books, magazines & newspapers
· Extensive contacts book with knowledge of image sources worldwide
· Excellent negotiation skills & knowledge of image copyright.
· Fast worker used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
· Great contacts to organise all you shoot requirements.
· Creative eye to find the 'perfect' image to meet your brief.
· Great organisational skills. iuoi
· Good communicator, 'people person' & sense of humour!
Personal Details
Address: 35 Wolsey Road, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, TW12 1QP
Email: susie@susieprescott.com
Telephone: 07957200951 or 02089796606
Website: www.susieprescott.com
Dob: 20 May 1967
Employment History
September 2008 - Present Pearson Education Ltd
Oxford & Harlow Offices
I am regularly employed as a freelancer by Pearson and over the past couple of years have worked on numerous educational & ELT titles titles ranging from Child Development to Business, Tourism, American History & Psychology,as well as organising photographic shoots.
October 2009 Wornfree.com. Los Angeles
Freelance picture research for vintage t-shirt company.
February - June 2009 Cocosa.com
Bauer Publishing, Endeavour House,
189 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H
Employed as freelance consultant advising on copyright issues and negotiating agency contracts on Cocosa's behalf.
January - Nov 2008 Hello! Magazine & Hello! Mag Specials
Upper Ground , London SE1
I have worked for Hello! As a freelancer on numerous projects both from home and in-house. I was Picture Editor of two fashion specials for them, a cookery supplement & a full historical retrospective issue on Prince Philip. I worked on a Prince Charles 60th Birthday special and have also worked in-house providing ad-hoc holiday cover.
Nov 1996 - June 2004 Daily Mail, Northcliffe House
2 Derry Street, Kensington W8
Picture Editor
Over the seven years I was employed at the Mail I worked as Picture Editor & Deputy Picture Editor of Weekend Magazine and Deputy Picture Editor of Features & Femail.
· Picture Research across a wide range of subjects incluning New & Current Affairs, Celebrities, History, Health, Beauty & Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV.
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· Commissioning Shoots: Including hiring of photographers, models stylists, studio’s and props, both in the UK and abroad & art directing as needed.
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· Negotiating all copyrights & fees, managing images & budgets
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· Managing a team of 2 -3 picture researchers.
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· Working closely with the Editor & the Art Director to meet strict deadlines.
June 1996 - Nov 1996 Freelance Picture Editor
I was employed both in -house and from home providing picture research services to various companies including The Times, Addison Wesley Longman, (now part of Pearson PLC) , Bella Magazine, IPC Magazines, EMAP, Bates Dorland & Astrid Sutton PR
1991 -1996 The Image Bank (Now part of Getty Images)
Manager of Publishing & Travel Division
Responsible for setting up and running this division of Image Bank London providing imagery to editorial & travel clients, eventually running a team of 5 researchers & sales staff. It was my job to ensure all briefs had been met, all fees and copyrights negotiated & to work with the marketing department on all direct mail campaigns - choosing imagery & ultimately responsible for increasing revenue across both divisions.
1989 - 1991 Greg Evans Travel Library
Picture Researcher
Responsible for researching imagery for magazine & book publishers & travel companies & negotiating all contracts and copyright fees. Also responsible for selecting & editing imagery from approx 150 contributing photographers.
1988 - 1989 Spent 10 months travelling the world
1986 - 1988 London College of Printing (Now Communications)
BA Hons Photography Class 2:1
1985 - 1986 London University
School of Slavonic & East European Studies
1 Year of BA Hons History Degree
1983 - 1985 8 GCE 'O" Levels & 3 ‘A’ Levels in History Geography & Biology