Experience

Polara Studio

• United States
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Manager

  • 2007 - Present

  -Facilitate and supervise production of 250 to 300+ jobs annually. -Assign and schedule work for photographers, assistants and digital techs. -Source, book, coordinate and monitor freelance staff – assistants, stylists, talent and post production teams. -Develop estimates & proposals for potential projects. -Book and schedule multiple, simultaneous shoots/productions. -Monitor and allocate space, equipment and budgets. -Manage maintenance, repair and upkeep for the studio facility and equipment. -Client services – keep clients fed and happy! Show less



Freelance

• Portland, Oregon

• Freelance

  • 1994 - 2007

  -Produced and created commercial photography; mix of product, places and people. -Co-founded and produced ‘Fridge-Pins' magnet product. -Performed sales and marketing for Fridge-Pins – Achieved product placement in Storables, CB2 in Chicago, and 200 Wild Oats stores, and many single location stores. -Produced B & W printing for gallery photo exhibits. -Stylist and Assistant for food and beverage photo shoots. -Post production work. -Produced and created commercial photography; mix of product, places and people. -Co-founded and produced ‘Fridge-Pins' magnet product. -Performed sales and marketing for Fridge-Pins – Achieved product placement in Storables, CB2 in Chicago, and 200 Wild Oats stores, and many single location stores. -Produced B & W printing for gallery photo exhibits. -Stylist and Assistant for food and beverage photo shoots. -Post production work.



Photogroup

• Portland, Oregon

• Production Manager

  • 1989 - 1994

  Commercial photo studio, 10-12 photographers, 4-6 stylists and 3 full time assistants. -Managed creative staff, starting with a daily production meeting of 18-20 people. -Scheduled and assigned all work. -Worked with upper management to structure work flow, create product traffic and production procedures to streamline the flow of large volumes of work. -Assigned and managed shooting space, off site production and equipment needs in a constantly changing environment, juggling ‘rush’ work on a daily basis. -Monitored production deadlines and delivery of images on schedule. Photo Assistant (1989-1990) Worked as an assistant with multiple photographers. Show less



Irena's PRS (Photographic Rental Sevice)

• General Manager

  • 1982 - 1988

  Photo equipment rental house. Business grew from 7 to 35 employees and 3 locations in 6 years. Managed overall operations and high profile clients (e.g. Matthew Rolston, Annie Leibovitz, Playboy, Mary Ellen Mark, Gregory Heisler, Guy Bourdin, etc). -Ran day to day rental operations. -Responsible for efficient work flow. -Maintained up to date knowledge of current technology to assure staff competency. -Monitored completion of rental orders with extreme accuracy and ‘on time’ schedule. -Provided technical support for entire product line. -Monitored account receivables. -Recommended equipment purchases. Show less