Karin Bruno Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Brooklyn

• Modernizing high volume youth photography by implemented online ordering system to replace paper order forms which resulted in 30% increase in sales and a higher member enrollment for the league.
• Rethinking the industry standards by photographing each athlete in more than one pose capturing the true spirit of each child.
• Provided friendly and fast customer service which made Team Spirit Photo the "go-to" photo company in the community
• Parents voted the team of photographers the best. "The staff at Team Spirit is fun, organized, efficient and they create stunning photos of our kids. The best pictures so far." Parent, GWYSL

Brooklyn

• Portrait Photographer
• Enhanced productivity and completed each photo shoot on time and with satisfied clients by motivating and leading a team of 5 photographers.
• . Initiated new scheduling and organizational strategies for high volume photo shoots on multiple locations ensuring all 500 students per location are photographed on time.
• Secure new clients through excellent client relations, friendly customer service and producing unique, high quality photographs. Trusted to repeatedly photograph several celebrity clients.
• Grew client volume by 20% and produced highest print sales of all photographers.

Brooklyn

• I am a NY based photographer, creating images to capture moments, faces, places, emotions and beautiful things around me.I believe in simplicity. One camera, one lens, one light. To capture the Essence of what I love.
• Founded own boutique photography company focusing on portrait, real estate, event and food photography and managed all administrative tasks, operations and budgets.
• Developed business and marketing strategies to increase bookings.
• Proficiency with all studio lighting systems as well as natural light photography.
• Expert in editing and touching up images in Photoshop, Capture One, Lightroom.
• Great client relations resulted in a large repeating client base and referrals.

New York

• Performed legal review and rights interpretation of all internal deal memos and agreements.
• Managed the process of capturing those rights and terms into the rights management database.
• Coordinated with team on resolving any contractual issues related to AMC shows.

New York, United States

• Fulfilled all executive assistant duties for three top executives (Managing Director, the VP of Creative Services and the HR Manager) at high-profile advertising agency.
• Managed complex calendars, engaged high-value clients, facilitated communication and logistics and assisted department heads with project support.
• Reduced company travel expenses within the first 3 months by identifying cost effective travel agencies and negotiating vendor contracts.
• Developed and implemented training sessions for all department new hires increasing the productivity of the department by getting new hires up to speed in 20% less time.
• Improved communication effectiveness by taking ownership of content creation for senior management’s quarterly financial reviews.
• Initiated and led a committee designated to the improvement and restructure of an internal database for HR resulting in improving the new hire process by 30% compared to other HR departments within the company.

New York

• Provided executive assistance for the SVP of Programming & Production managing complex calendar of appointments, travel itineraries, corporate meetings, expense reports, special events and dining arrangements.
• Project manager for the Media Rights Department responsible for coordinating all aspects for live concert video shoots for A-list artists such as the The Rolling Stones and Mariah Carey.
• Awarded with official credit as Line Producer and Project Manager for John Lee Hooker "Come And See About Me" DVD.
• Initiated footage clearances for all DVD releases, negotiated contracts and ensured project launches.
• Conducted market analysis and prepared summary spreadsheet and presentation.
• Managed and forecasted all budgets to ensure contract obligations were met.

New York

• Executed all administrative tasks for the President and back-up support for the department managing daily calendar of appointments, domestic and international travel itineraries, expense reports, financial meetings.
• Coordinated all aspects of the production of video shoots, record releases and public relations events.
• Orchestrated footage clearances for DVD projects, negotiated contracts and ensured project launches.

New York, United States

• Provided marketing and administrative support for the two owners of the production company.
• Developed and maintained budgets for various recording productions.
• Established strong strategic alliances with A&R departments and publishers in the US and Europe resulting in placing a song that became a #1 hit in Germany.
• Retained proper licenses and copyrights, scouted new talent, found a “home” for songs with top recording artists.
• Conducted market analysis/research and prepared summary spreadsheet report.
• Compiled correspondence, presentations and marketing materials and conceptualized showcases and photo shoots.

New York, United States

• Provided executive assistance to the Chief Communications Officer managing complex calendar of appointments, travel itineraries, expense reports, corporate meetings, special events and dining arrangements.
• Conducted market analysis and prepared summary spreadsheets and presentations for all media projects.
• Developed positive relationships with senior management as well as national and international media companies.
• Planned public relation events for all new art exhibition openings.

Cologne, Germany

• Served as freelance journalist for daily newspaper with a weekly circulation of 358,000
• Produced articles and interviews for several columns.
• Created and developed film and digital photographs for articles.
• Contributed as a researcher, writer and editor.