Management Training

RICHARD BAJJALIEH

*********.*@*****.*** 847-***-**** www.richbajjalieh.com Palatine, IL 60067

OVERVIEW

Experienced visual media professional with a broad skill set spanning new and traditional technologies, and a proven track record of process and resource management.

EXPERTISE

•Design and Creative – Exceptional ability to conceive, create and deploy sophisticated graphic content.

•Technological – Extensive understanding of technological systems spanning digital and traditional media.

•Project and Process Management – Strong ability to conceptualize and execute broad-based multimedia projects involving multiple components, delivering within hard deadlines and limited resources.

•Communications – Excellent interpersonal skills to secure collaboration across a wide network of internal and external parties. Well-developed communication skills to support staff training and mobilization.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Concept • Coordination • Copyediting • Content Management Systems • Desktop Publishing • Digital Asset Management • Graphic Design • Image Processing • Multimedia • Page Design • Photo Shoots • Photo Retouching • Planning • Pre-Flight • Prepress • Scanning • Streaming Media • Video Editing • Videography • Web Design

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Acrobat • After Effects • Audition • Dreamweaver • Excel • Final Cut Pro • Flash • FrontPage • Illustrator • InDesign • Mac • Motion • PhotoMechanic • PhotoShop • PowerPoint • Premiere Pro • QuarkXPress • Soundbooth • Windows/PC • Word

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Assistant Photo Editor, Sun-Times Media, Pioneer Press (2006 – June 2011)

•Web Site Production – Designed and built web pages utilizing Flash and multimedia.

•Editing and Layout – Designed and edited multi-page photo stories.

•Video – Produced, shot and edited daily and weekly video programs.

•Process and Procedural Redesign – Spearheaded integration of video into staff workflow.

•Training – Provided training and support to implement new cloud-based (DTI) content management system.

•Day in the Life Projects – Conceived, planned and executed web and print coverage of 24-hour special features.

•Photo Assignment Desk – Scheduled and assigned staff and freelance photographers.

Staff Photographer, Pioneer Press (1986 – 2006)

•Designed process workflow for transition from traditional to digital image processing.

•Provided troubleshooting support to staff.

•Shot color and black-and-white news, sports, features, illustrative and portraiture.

Freelance Photographer (1983 – 1986)

•News, product, food, interior and event photography.

Studio Photographer, Standard Studios (1982 – 1983)

•Large- and medium-format product and set photography.

EDUCATION

•The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Photography

•University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, General Studies

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