Kevin Gavidia Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

I am responsible for researching, licensing, and editing/preparing photos for publication across the People and Entertainment Weekly sites, fielding a high volume of photo requests daily under tight deadlines. / I work closely with the editorial team to illustrate various stories/features and pitch interesting photos. / I create unique photo content including large format galleries and composite art for various platforms across People Magazine and Entertainment Weekly. / I provide photo support for award shows and other special events.

As a skilled photographer specializing in portraiture and lifestyle photography, I am dedicated to crafting visual stories that resonate with authenticity and evoke genuine emotions. My work is a testament to my ability to connect with subjects, create compelling compositions, and capture the essence of life in every frame. With an innate ability to blend artistry and reality, I excel in narrating stories through my lens, transforming everyday moments into captivating visuals. From candid lifestyle shots that encapsulate the essence of a moment to carefully composed, beautifully lit portraits, I embrace a versatile approach to photography. I am proficient in using advanced photography equipment and post-processing software, I consistently deliver images of the highest quality and artistic value.

New York, United States

I pitch, produce, and curate visually compelling content of interest to the U.S. homepage audience which is distributed widely on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Daily Mail TV. / I lead the photo desk and train new hires to integrate them seamlessly into our fast-paced environment. / I photograph exclusive interviews that are featured on DailyMail.com. | I research, select and edit images for inclusion in stories published on dailymail.com. / I continuously monitor the wire images to pitch to managing editors for breaking news, celebrity and feature stories. / I negotiate image rates daily, often exclusive content, with over 50+ agencies including MEGA, Backgrid and Splash. / I support coverage of significant news events.

New York, United States

Produced photo coverage (galleries and unit/episodic) for NBCU Entertainment Brands. / Handled the photography production processes. This included; uploading to NBCU's DAM system, renumbering images, creating metadata, resizing, uploading, and distributing via Getty and NBCUniversal Media Village. / Managed and maintained budgets, negotiated fees and expenses, sourced and hired photographers and production crews. / Handled all pre-production and post-production logistics as well as oversaw shoots. / Negotiated with talent agents, publicists and managers regarding shoot dates, location, time, etc. / Collaborated with internal NBCU teams such as Marketing and PR as well as external show production teams to make sure that all visual needs of the company across multiple platforms were being met. / Edited photography for NBCU special events including premieres, red carpets and award shows.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Partnered with the Program Advertising Department and advertising agencies on the production of key art, gallery, teaser campaigns, character campaigns, and trade ads. / Hired and scheduled unit photographers for multiple HBO & HBO Max Original Series and special events. / Edited photography to meet the diverse visual needs of the company across multiple platforms, including marketing, digital, social media, media relations, international, and merchandising. / Interfaced with talent and publicists to ensure the photo approval process and post-production/retouching exceeded the visual needs of the company. / Handled metadata and tagging for all shows and worked closely with Legal, Media Relations, Business Affairs, and Marketing to ensure access to digital imagery. / Worked with legal and stock photo agencies to license photography for HBO & HBOMax documentaries. / Scheduled talent, negotiated contracts, secured locations, and casting. / Managed and tracked the production budget for gallery & unit photography. / Worked closely with Senior Producers and the VP of production to achieve success on schedules and workflows for Unit and Gallery photography.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed photographic coverage for assigned NBCUniversal & Cable Network projects. / Produced photo coverage (galleries & unit/episodic) for NBCUniversal, Company Television and Company Content Production series & specials, and offered photo production support, as needed. / Analyzed scripts for episodic coverage, provided creative input to NBCUniversal Advertising department, Publicity department, Executive Producers and Photographers concerning show coverage. / Negotiated with producers, talent agents, publicists and managers regarding shoot dates, location, time, etc. / Managed and maintained budget, negotiated fees and expenses, hired photographers and production crews (hair/make-up, wardrobe, locations, etc.) / Handled photography production process-ingested images, renumbered, created and applied metadata files, resized, uploaded, distributed to Company Media Village. / Performed editing in Photoshop, Bridge and Photo Mechanic. / Supported Director, photo production.

Greater New York City Area

Produced Marketing and key art photoshoots. / Hired photographers for episodic photo coverage of NBC, SYFY, and USA Network shows. / Managed photography for assigned cable shows. / Managed and edited photography at San Diego & New York Comic Con. / Edited and released photos from NBCU & Cable events, red carpets and parties to MediaVillage and Getty. / Managed post production on assigned NBC Shows. / Created shoot estimates and led budgeting and quarterly accruals. / Administered payroll and processed timecards and invoices for freelance hires. / Managed departmental billing and processed T&L and P-card expense reporting.

Sourced Content QC, Edited, Transcoded, and delivered content to numerous outlets including Broadcast Television, Digital Downloads, Video On Demand, Web Video, International Clients and more. / Used JIRA to Locate and ingest files and captions into Mediator and prepared them for delivery by spot checking and segmenting the content, checking and passing it’s components, and compiling the work orders. / Used Final Cut Pro & Adobe Premiere to edit content for digital usage and understanding various digital videos formats and codecs.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted with the planning and worked the 2016 NBC Upfront & After party at the MoMa / Digitally organized photographs from episodic and gallery shoots using lightbox. / Assisted producers on gallery shoots with high-profile actors. / Wide edited and added metadata to photographs from episodic and gallery shoots. / Made phone calls to confirm that hair & make up artists were available for shoot days. / Various administrative tasks.

Greater New York City Area

• Assisting photographers with studio and on location shoots.• Building and breaking down sets.• Pulling equipment from the equipment room.• Keeping the fashion closets organized and clean• Keeping record of the props and fashion that are dropped off in the studio.• Making sure that everything is returned after the shoots.

• Encode, Transcode, QC, and process all different types of media assets to fulfill on air needs for all NBC network platforms.• Worked the 2012 London Summer Olympics from the CNBC Headquarters.• Record commercials and paid programs to the airspeed and DVS system. • Transcode and QC graphics and end credits for all NBC networks.

Greater New York City Area

• Created tear sheets for the portfolios of the photographers and stylists. • Scanned the tear sheets and used Photoshop to retouch and stitch the photographs for the website.