Sales Account Executive

brian drouin

** *** **** **, ************, CT ***09

202-***-**** ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Over ten years of experience in the publishing industry with licensing images and estab-

lishing strategic partnerships, picture editing, indexing images, and research through work

with the National Geographic Society’s Image Collection and Image Sales departments.

SKILLS

• QuarkXPress & Adobe InDesign •Typography

• iView MediaPro, Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom • High proficiency in French

• Lexis Nexis, Redbooks, and Hoover • MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel

• Experienced with various shooting techniques (including large format), black and white

darkroom techniques, digital imaging and retouching, video shooting and linear editing.

EXPERIENCE

Account Executive-Strategic Partnerships 8.2009-7.2012

National Geographic Society

Washington, D.C.

Researched new strategic partners to do business with for consumer wall art and negotiated

contracts. Developed relationships with Corbis, Superstock, and other media buyers.

Cleared rights of text contracts for third party use. Edited photos appropriate for consumer

retail content, as well as editorial content. Recruited new photographers to represent for

stock photography sales.

Picture Editor 12.2005 - 8.2009

Selected and edited photos from National Geographic Magazine considered valuable for both

editorial and commercial use. Edited stock photography for third party licensing and

commercial use. Secured model releases and contracts for applicable images.

Photo Librarian 10.2001 - 12.2005

Researched archival information and processed media requests for clients in the NGS

Books, Public Affairs, School Publishing, Lectures & Programming, International

Licensing & Alliances, and Cartographic divisions, along with NG Traveler and NG Kids

magazines. Scanned and retouched images for extremely urgent circulation and sales

requests. Resampled in-camera digital submissions to meet the Society’s specification

requirements, and edited them in iView MediaPro.

Intern 2.1999 - 5.1999

Time Life Inc.

Alexandria, VA

Screened and evaluated submissions of children’s scholastic videos. Spoke to various firms

to negotiate possibilities for upcoming projects in the TL Books and Education depart-

ments. Attended executive meetings for the development of new products. Revised ques-

tionnaires and surveys for new products.

EDUCATION

American University, Washington DC

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Media, 5.2001

La Sorbonne, Université de Paris, Paris, France, Spring 2000

Completed an intensive immersion program in French language and culture.

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