Social Media Professional Experience

LACY ATKINS

415-***-**** www.lacyatkins.com **********@*****.*** AWARD-WINNING MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLER

•Pulitzer Prize winner, Los Angeles Times Team Riot Coverage

•Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and recipient of multiple national awards

•30 years in journalism from print to digital

•Photos have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and International magazines

•Self-motivated, team player and inspired collaborator with excellent communication skills

•Infectious passion about storytelling with a gift for gaining the trust of those whose voices are dismissed

•Demonstrated expertise in editorial content for corporate marketing strategies using cross platform multimedia

•Proficient in video technology, equipment and social media

•Worked and communicated with senior management on a regular basis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Tennessean – Nashville, TN 2016 - 2018

Staff Photographer

As a part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, the only media outfit that covers middle Tennessee through news print and social media. Print circulation is over 100,000 and online viewing is over 500,000 daily. Responsible for creating and reporting daily assignments in news, features and sporting events through video and still galleries for print and social media. Developed a series of stories on opioid addiction throughout Tennessee. Periodically mentored interns on storytelling techniques.

Bambeco – Baltimore, MD 2014 - 2016

Vice President, Multimedia

The leading sustainable home goods brand; stylish and affordable eco-friendly products including contemporary sustainable furniture, unique home and garden decor, lifestyle accessories, and more. Responsible for creating imagery for branding, marketing, catalogues and e-commerce. Planned and executed each individual shot with image composition, lighting, surfaces and backgrounds. Humanized the brand through storytelling featuring artisans who created the wares.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE – San Francisco, CA 1998 - 2014

Staff Photographer

The largest newspaper in Northern California and the second largest on the West Coast. Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Responsible for daily assignments in news, features, and sports. Responsible for food and wine lifestyle section for one year. Lead photojournalist on major stories such as 911 Attacks, DNC Conventions, World Series, Israel’s disengagement from Gaza and the West Bank, and Oakland Riots.

ASSOCIATED PRESS – San Francisco, CA 1994 - 1998

Staff Photographer

The world's oldest and largest newsgathering organization. Responsible for daily assignments in news, features and sporting events. Worked as part of a team collaborating on strategies to cover national news events such as the Oklahoma City Bombing, relocation of wolves from Alaska to Yellowstone Park, RNC Conventions and the G-7 Summit.

LOS ANGELES TIMES – Los Angeles, CA 1984 - 1994

Staff Photographer

One of the top four newspapers in the US by weekday circulation. Responsible for daily assignments covering national and local news stories. Among the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News for the LA Riots in 1992. A powerful and moving stories that motivated an insurance company to pay for a cancer patient treatment that was previously denied.

AWARDS

2017

Associated Press Middle Tennessee, First Place Body of Work in Photography

2013

Photographer of the Year International, First Place Feature Photography

2013

Photographer of the Year International, Third Place Photographer of the Year

2006

San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers, Photographer of the Year

2006

Photographer of the Year International, Second Place News Picture Story

2006

Photographer of the Year International, Award of Excellence General News

2006

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Excellence in Photojournalism

2000

Associated Press Managing Editors Award, First Place Sports

1992

Pulitzer Prize for Spot News, Team Award for Los Angeles Times: LA Riots

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects)

Canon, Nikon, Sony camera equipment for stills and video, lavalier microphones, Profoto studio lighting equipment.

PORTFOLIO

www.lacyatkins.com

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