Katie Ryan Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

- Partnered with both brands and agencies on all aspects of print and digital productions, including global campaigns for Target, Coca Cola, Gillette, Hewlett Packard, Apple, and Fidelity Investments.- Led over 700+ productions to-date with budgets typically ranging from $10K up to $1M.- Served as the lead negotiator on all engagements with both clients and creative talent.- Handled all financial production planning, syncing with internal teams to gather project and scope requirements.- Captured and led the creative vision, working within budget parameters, collaborating with art producers, talent agencies, location scouts, freelance artists, and models.- Liaised with the creative team in the field, during pre production, and on-set, orchestrating all communications between clients, crew, and talent while meeting production milestones. - Expanded the careers of eight commercial photographers; pitched and procured book deals and secured gallery showings in New York City, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo. - Pitched ideas to clients and photographers, generating new business and closing an average of 85% of sales pipeline each year.

Greater New York City Area

- Hired, trained, and led a team of 20+ production, sales, marketing, HR, and accounting staff.- Grew overall agency sales by 50% within two years and expanded business footprint from New York City to London, Hong Kong, Chicago, and Los Angeles.- Generated weekly data-driven revenue reports and presented them to the CEO and owner directly.Represented 20 photographers, 4 creative directors, and 2 art directors, negotiating all rates and new client partnerships.- Initiated in-house production with FTE hires, saving the agency 25% in freelancer spending. - Guided casting and location scouting for all agency productions, both domestic and abroad.

New York, Ny

-Opened, introduced, and expanded a London-based photo agency in the US market with a new presence in New York City; served as a senior agent and manager for 12 successful photographers that resulted in $700K in annual billings after the first year.-Hired and mentored marketing, sales, and production staff, directly managing a team of 7 and led creative operations across a team of 27.-Edited print and online portfolios to better highlight the creative strengths of each photographer.