Darrell B. Perry
Darrell B. Perry
50 West 34th Street Apt#15A14
New York, NY 10001
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PHOTO EDITOR, PHOTO DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Objective: To lead or join a team tasked with creating breath-taking imagery and media
Core Competencies
Able to manage and direct many creative projects simultaneously. Can quickly assess the
needs of a given project, locate the resources required to complete it and effectively connect
the dots. Able to work seamlessly within a number of creative outfits and platforms,
sometimes concurrently, actively prioritizing, troubleshooting, and reporting progress.
W O R K H I S T O R Y
Executive Director, American Society for Picture Professionals (2016-present)
[Part-time position]
Manage policy and implement Board directives for photo industry advocacy and educational
non-profit organization, oversee budget and expenditures. Supervise the digital conversion
of it magazine, The Picture Professional to a digital, web-based product.
Freelance Photo Editing Projects (2009-present)
Federal Reserve bank of New York
CBS Photo Archive
HarperCollins
New York Daily News
David Letterman/Late Show/CBS
Photo Researchers, Inc.
Marketing and Promotions Consultant, Nobleworks, Inc. 2012-2013
Writing, planning, development and marketing strategies for adult-themed humor based
greeting card company.
Director of Photography, Daily & Weekend, Wall Street Journal 2002-2009
Created and managed a busy Photography Department, producing and researching photo
images for use in a global daily financial newspaper and website. Oversee all sections and
editions of the paper. Managing six Associate, Deputy and Assistant Photo Editors.
Assignment Editor, ImageDirect 2000-2001
Produced and distributed to the media, event and entertainment-related digital
photography. Event planning and digital photo coverage for major corporate clients,
including Fox Television, Odyssey Network Television and MTV. Prepared materials for
company website.
Photo Editor/Publicist, CBS Corporation 1996-2000
Coordinated the production of photography; edited; supervised retouching; digitally
composed and distributed the photography for more than one dozen series television and
network cable shows for the Media Relations Department. Handled special requests for the
shows “Late Show With David Letterman” and “Survivor”. Produced materials that illustrated
thousands of TV Book Covers nationally and are included in weekly Associated Press
transmissions. These materials are also used on merchandising and ancillary products such
as video boxes, book jackets and book illustrations.
Darrell B. Perry
50 West 34th Street Apt#15A14
New York, NY 10001
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PHOTO EDITOR, PHOTO DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Objective: To lead or join a team tasked with creating breath-taking imagery and media
Core Competencies
Able to manage and direct many creative projects simultaneously. Can quickly assess the
needs of a given project, locate the resources required to complete it and effectively connect
the dots. Able to work seamlessly within a number of creative outfits and platforms,
sometimes concurrently, actively prioritizing, troubleshooting, and reporting progress.
W O R K H I S T O R Y
Executive Director, American Society for Picture Professionals (2016-present)
[Part-time position]
Manage policy and implement Board directives for photo industry advocacy and educational
non-profit organization, oversee budget and expenditures. Supervise the digital conversion
of it magazine, The Picture Professional to a digital, web-based product.
Freelance Photo Editing Projects (2009-present)
Federal Reserve bank of New York
CBS Photo Archive
HarperCollins
New York Daily News
David Letterman/Late Show/CBS
Photo Researchers, Inc.
Marketing and Promotions Consultant, Nobleworks, Inc. 2012-2013
Writing, planning, development and marketing strategies for adult-themed humor based
greeting card company.
Director of Photography, Daily & Weekend, Wall Street Journal 2002-2009
Created and managed a busy Photography Department, producing and researching photo
images for use in a global daily financial newspaper and website. Oversee all sections and
editions of the paper. Managing six Associate, Deputy and Assistant Photo Editors.
Assignment Editor, ImageDirect 2000-2001
Produced and distributed to the media, event and entertainment-related digital
photography. Event planning and digital photo coverage for major corporate clients,
including Fox Television, Odyssey Network Television and MTV. Prepared materials for
company website.
Photo Editor/Publicist, CBS Corporation 1996-2000
Coordinated the production of photography; edited; supervised retouching; digitally
composed and distributed the photography for more than one dozen series television and
network cable shows for the Media Relations Department. Handled special requests for the
shows “Late Show With David Letterman” and “Survivor”. Produced materials that illustrated
thousands of TV Book Covers nationally and are included in weekly Associated Press
transmissions. These materials are also used on merchandising and ancillary products such
as video boxes, book jackets and book illustrations.