Photographer
Stu Williamson Photography
Total years of experience :8 years, 5 Months
Stu Williamson Photography
Photographer 2011 - Present
• Attending all Schools through out the UAE, providing contemporary and traditional individual and class photographic images
• Organise Photographic equipment so it is correct for each individual school, liaise with in-house drivers to ensure equipment is deliver on time
• Liaising with Principals to ensure correct locations and schedules are in place
• Setting up of all Photographic equipment, using Bowens lights, (Butterflying lighting), Nikon D700
• Providing editing support to the production team, ensuring all images are edited colour corrected using Photoshop CS6
Jackie Gibbs Ltd
Photographer's Agent /Producer Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
• Diary management/ daily, weekly and monthly basis juggling up to 8 photographers work load and securing jobs in a timely manner.
• Arrange appointments for photographers, to meet potential clients, and myself.
• Ensuring feedback is provided on all artists' appointments and portfolio updating our database.
• Research and new business development
• Maintaining and updating portfolios and online website with new material
• Profile management
• Negotiate fees and budgets for photographers, additional buyouts or extra usages.
• Invoicing clients
Production
• Location scouting
• Sourcing materials
• Procurement of assistants, stylists, hair and make up artists
• Model castings, booking and negotiating fees
• Preparing call sheets
• Organisation of shoots on location
• Attending photo shoots to oversee production
Ensign Graphic Solutions
Personal Assistant 2010 - 2011
• To liaise with the Operations Manager and General Manager
• To provide an effective and proactive level of administrative support to the Managing Director and Graphic Designer
• To produce an Excel spread sheet report to the Managing Director and Client Head Office
• Process orders in a timely manner
Charles Wells Pub Company
Customer Support Administrator 2009 - 2010
• To provide an effective central point of contact for all of the queries, requests and complaints, ensuring that effective and customer focused cover is provided for telephone enquires.
• To co-ordinate and administer reactive property repairs, contractor performance and legislative compliance service programs for Head Office and Pub Estate.
• To provide an effective and proactive level of administrative support to the Customer Support Coordinator and Retail Development Managers
• To work within departmental and company budgets.
Central Bedfordshire Council (formally Beds County Council)
Various Administration and Coordination contract roles 2008 - 2009
Divisions: Co-SEN/Social Care & Mainstream Transport Coordinator
Fleet Administrator
Administrative Assistant (Children Services)
Care Brokerage Co-ordinator
• Responsible for front line customer (internal / external clients.)
• Liaising with internal departments to ensure services provided meet the expectations of council standards
• Support administration function
• Obtaining information and quotations from 3rd party suppliers
• Accurate recording of data onto Council systems
• Checking invoices and processing for payment
Jackie Gibbs Ltd
Photographer's Junior Agent /Producer 2006 - 2008
• As per position above
Sarah Kaye Representation
Booker/Producer 2004 - 2006
• Organise meetings with advertising clients such as Ogilvy and Mather, J. Walter Thompson, M & C Saatchi, Lowe London and Bartle Bogle and Hegarty, I attend as the companies' representative
• Location scouting
• Sourcing materials
• Procurement of assistants, stylists, hair and make up artists
• Model castings, booking and negotiating fees
• Preparing call sheets
• Organisation of shoots on location
• Administration/invoicing
• Updating production database
2001 City and Guilds Word Processing 1
Photoshop Bedford College, Bedfordshire
Bedford College, Bedfordshire 2000 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Education and Professional Status 1997-1999 B.T.E.C. National Diploma Photography/Art and Design - Merit Barnfield College, Bedfordshire
1996-1997 GNVQ Intermediate Art and Design - Merit North Hertfordshire College Additional Development