Jonathan Bell

Managing Director at Giant Artists
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • United States
    • Photography
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director
      • Oct 2022 - Present

    • Director of Sales and partnerships
      • Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

    • Photo Agent
      • Apr 2019 - Aug 2021

      Proudly representing All the Things, David Black, Dustin Aksland, Emily Shur, Eric Junker, Grace Rivera, Jake Stangel, Jessica Antola, Jessica Pettway, João Canziani, Jonpaul Douglas, Juan Veloz, Lucas Garrido, Myles Loftin, Peter Sutherland, RJ Shaughnessy, Rudy Willingham, Todd Cole and Tom Van Schelven.

    • United Kingdom
    • Photography
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Photo Agent
      • 2015 - 2018

      Represented internationally acclaimed advertising content creators. Responsible for negotiating all fees and contracted image rights, marketing of the full roster via social and traditional media to the advertising industry. Consulting with artists to initiate individually tailored marketing plans and the presentation of printed portfolios. Overseeing the production of all agency promotional materials. Full administration of all web assets including photographers’ online portfolios, company blog, Instagram, Twitter. Booking local meetings in addition to executing sales trips to key markets across the USA, meeting with new and existing clients. Attending local and national trade shows and industry events to build and maintain a network of contacts. Facilitating the production of highly specialized photo, motion and CGI projects. Discovering and developing emerging talents and managing the existing roster. Talent included; Tim Flach, Todd Baxter, Mauricio Candela, Kristina Varaksina, Jean Malek, Brian Cummings, Oli Kellett, David Ryle, Philip Haynes, Andy Batt, Tim Jones, Circle Media. Show less

    • United States
    • Photography
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Editorial, Commercial & Publishing Agent
      • 2010 - 2015

      Part of a global team responsible for managing assignments, stock & feature sales. Reporting directly to the global sales director and working alongside the global archive director to ensure new content was properly integrated into the companies digital asset management system. The role included overseeing all social media networks, scheduling and publishing content to over one million followers worldwide on a daily basis. In addition to these responsibilities I collaborated with Magnum photographers on personal projects including facilitating meetings with book publishers and spoke and represented Magnum Photos at a number of industry events and professional practice workshops, including Visa Pour l'image in Perpignan, France. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Photography
    • Picture Research & Sales Agent
      • 2008 - 2010

      As the primary point of contact for clients this role involved managing requests via phone and email, negotiating fees, monitoring usages across daily, weekly, and monthly publications, proactively pitching relevant material from photographers and a global network of content suppliers to clients. Managing image usage rights and invoicing accordingly were critical components of this position. As the primary point of contact for clients this role involved managing requests via phone and email, negotiating fees, monitoring usages across daily, weekly, and monthly publications, proactively pitching relevant material from photographers and a global network of content suppliers to clients. Managing image usage rights and invoicing accordingly were critical components of this position.

Education

  • University of Lincoln
    Media Production, Photography and contemporary media theory
    2005 - 2008

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