Karen Williams

Cell: 210-687-5592 Email: karen236@aol.com

www.linkedin.cominkarenannwilliams
We!si"e: karenwilliams#$o"o%ra#$&.com
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'rinci#al Edi"orial '$o"o (esearc$er4 August 2013-Present
Researched photos from the Southern Livings archive for Southern Living Christmas A !hrough !he South"
Researched photos from the Southern Livings archive and stoc# photos for Southern Living $arden %oo#"
Researched and o&tained photos for other various pro'ect(pu&ications for )*moor +ouse"
Karen Williams '$o"o%ra#$&, ."lan"a4 .3s"in4 5irmin%$am4 and +an .n"onio
*reelance '$o"o%ra#$er4 '$o"o Edi"or 6 '$o"o (esearc$er4 ,a- 200.-Present
Assisted in photo research for )*moor +ouse for t/o pu&ications0 Southern Livings Christmas and $arden &oo#s"
Photographed a food feature for San Antonio Magazine Septem&er 2011 issue at 1inc %istro and 2ine %ar"
Photographed coo#ies and products for Li-s Coo#ies for their /e&site"
Photographed Purit- %otanicas product ine for their /e&site"
Researched and prepared a po/er point presentation featuring photo stories produced under the director of photograph- of Cooking Light
maga3ine"
Southern Living Magazine, 5irmin%$am4 ./
'$o"o .ssis"an" 6 (esearc$er4 )cto&er 2012- August 2013
Assisted the director of photograph- and associate photo editor /ith the production4 coection4 and organi3ation of images for the five sections
5+ome4 $arden4 !rave4 Regiona4 6ood7 in the pu&ication"
+anded dai- editoria staff photo re8uested such as printing contact sheets4 coecting images for their use4 re8uesting images on their &ehaf4 and
verif-ing photo credit(caption information"
Researched and re8uested a stoc# and oaner photos for the trave and regiona stories in each issue as /e as set up photo shoots for the
+igh(Lo/ feature in each issue"
9nsured that a stoc# and oaner photos have proper meta data entered and meet the re8uired specifications to run in print4 ta&et4 and /e&site"
:erified that high res photos in the design a-out4 during production /ee#4 are ingested into ,edia $rid"
Supported the four staff photographers /ith the gathering of suppies4 props4 and e8uipment for photo shoots in the photo studio"
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'3!lic (ela"ions 6 7arke"in% .ssis"an"4 ;anuar- 2012-Apri 2012
Photographed events and ectures hed at the museum such as SA,A Cee&rates !he Chinese <e/ =ear4 $aer- ta#s4 6irst Sunda-s for 6amiies4
%an# of America Series Lecture0 !he $oddess and >ing4 and ,usic on the ,ove0 $reece4 Rome and 9g-pt"
+eped organi3e and seect images from the museum archive for PR(,ar#eting materia"
)&tained imager- for SA,A 6ace&oo# page"
Provided assistance /ith caing4 emaiing4 and distri&ution of promotiona materias"

Austin Monthly Magazine, .3s"in4 9e1as
'$o"o .ssis"an" 6 (esearc$er4 <ovem&er 2010-Apri 2011
Assisted the photo editor /ith research4 coection4 and production of photos for the pu&ication"
+eped on feature and fashion photo shoots around the Austin area" Pic#ed up and returned an- prop used during the shoot"
9nsured that a photos /ere upoaded and pace on the server for the art and production department"
Photographed the Restaurant $uide in each issue as /e as other features in the st-e and design sections"
Photographed oca shop openings4 parties4 and fundraisers for the maga3ines on the scene section"
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'ic"3re :esk .ssis"an" 6 (esearc$er4 August-Septem&er 200.
Assisted four photo editors /ith the research and coection of photos for 1? trave reated pu&ications"
+anded a incoming photo re8uests from PR4 companies4 and peope /anting copies of photos and issues of the pu&ications"
Assisted on oca photo shoots around London /ith the t/o staff photographers"
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Proficient in0 Ado&e Photoshop(%ridge(@nAesign CSB4 Photo ,echanic4 @n Cop-4 ,edia $rid4 9*ce4 digita imaging4 and Canon camera s-stems"
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Master of Fine Arts4 Photograph-4 ,a- 200.
Savannah Coege of Art and Aesign0 Savannah(Atanta4 $A

Bachelor of Fine Arts4 Photograph-4 ,a- 200C
St" 9d/ards Dniversit-0 Austin4 !e*as