Amanda Russell Email and Phone Number

Editorial and book cover assignments.

Editorial and book cover research.

Atomic Squib Ltd is a creative company which I run with my partner, Jason Cox. We offer picture editing, photography, illustration, layout and art-working to many UK based publishers.

Editorial and book cover research.

Picture researcher and editor for book publishers and magazines. With a specialist subject knowledge of photography, art history, graphic design, film and cultural history. I am also a trained photographer working with a range of clients across print and digital media.

Freelance picture researcher for leading creative arts publisher. At Laurence King publishing I worked with editorial, design and marketing teams, providing support and expertise in picture research and licensing, budget and project management, across a range of art history, photography, typography, graphic design, furniture design, architecture and world religions titles.

Main responsibilities: - Supervising the Trust’s team of picture researchers; to fulfil internal and external requests for photography. - Picture research for all National Trust internal book publications, and the Trust’s magazine. - Picture Research and account management of all external, commercial and academic publishing clients worldwide. - Commissioning and editing shoots at historic properties, co-ordinating photographers and regional, property staff on… Show more Main responsibilities: - Supervising the Trust’s team of picture researchers; to fulfil internal and external requests for photography. - Picture research for all National Trust internal book publications, and the Trust’s magazine. - Picture Research and account management of all external, commercial and academic publishing clients worldwide. - Commissioning and editing shoots at historic properties, co-ordinating photographers and regional, property staff on shoot days. - Identifying and developing sales leads. - Delivering a National Advisory Service on matters of photographic policy and general copyright to the Trust’s 12 regions throughout the UK, as well as external commercial clients. Show less

Picture Research Manager for an all digital “print on demand” book publisher. Main responsibilities: - Collaboration with designers, editors, freelance picture researchers, photographers, sales and marketing departments. - Conceptualising, commissioning and researching a diverse range of imagery for 1,350 titles, to include cover art, plate sections, integrated images and accompanying marketing and sales material.

Picture research and administration for a range of non-fiction, illustrated children's and adult's titles, including Discover, Eyewitness Travel Guides, RHS Guides, Encyclopaedias and World Religions titles.

Visual researcher of still and film footage for multi-narrative and decorative panels and interactive exhibits in three-dimensional gallery spaces at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, The National Maritime Museum, London and the Singapore Science Centre, Singapore.