Mike Cullen

About Mike Cullen

My best days are the ones where I get to roll up my sleeves and collaborate with an…

Experience

1. Photo Editor

   W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

   Jun 2019 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Responsible for the rights and permissions programs for ~12 higher education titles annually, ensuring the necessary licensing of all third party material is completed on time and in compliance with Norton\'s permissions policies;Analyze manuscripts to ascertain third party material for permission;Maintain and develop national and international contacts with stock houses, libraries, government agencies, and image and media producers;Communicate with authors, editors, designers, artists and vendors to negotiate agreement contract terms, fees, and rights granted;Ensure that budgets and schedules are met, create purchase orders, and process invoices throughout the publishing cycle;Coordinate with production and editorial teams while troubleshooting difficult sources and researching alternative asset options;Monitor permissions progress and provide bi-weekly status reports to Noron\'s internal project teams;Ensure proper documentation of assets across Norton proprietary software and in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law, checking with Norton\'s legal council if there are any ambiguities.

Education

• State University of New York College at Fredonia

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Mac
• Publishing
• Indesign
• Photo Research
• Facebook
• Illustrator
• Art Direction
• Office 365
• Training
• Image Manipulation
• Art
• Archival Research
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Art Gallery
• Customer Service
• Photo Gallery
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Fine Art Photography
• Buffer
• Books
• Still Life
• Wet Plate Photography
• Digital Photography
• Hootsuite
• Photojournalism
• Adobe Illustrator
• Graphic Design
• Photoshop
• Photo Editor
• Blogging
• Dropbox
• Magazines
• Commercial Photography
• Digital Media
• Fine Art
• Adobe Photoshop
• Twitter
• Social Media
• Photo Editing