Jeremy Sparig - Resume

101 Montrose Avenue #2L,

Brooklyn, NY 11206

Cell: 917-676-5459 - jsparig@gmail.com

http://www.sparig.com - http://www.sparig-real-estate.com

OBJECTIVE: I’m seeking a position as a photojournalist or photography editor with a proven NY news organization. I’m open to types of employment: 2-3 regular shifts per week in a long-term freelance contract or full-time salaried employment.




SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: I’m a seasoned professional with extensive experience in photography, journalism, photo editing, communications, teaching, and qualitative field research. I work well with teams as a leader or participant, and am equally strong at self-managing and working independently. I have excellent communication skills, work well under pressure, and treat problems as opportunities.




SKILLS: I have 20 years experience working as a photographer and am skilled in commercial photography, portraiture, architectural and real estate photography, as well as photojournalism, ethnographic photography, fine-art and travel photography. I have very strong editing skills, and can recognize the difference between a compelling image and mediocre image. I understand the nuances and responsibilities of anchoring image to text and ensuring the congruency between the message that is intended and received. I have extensive experience with journalistic reporting, key-informant interviews, academic and literary research. I possess excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills and am confident and efficacious with cross-cultural and inter-generational interactions. Strong leadership skills and honed abilities in facilitating group process and classroom instruction.

EDUCATION:

BA.  Psychology and Environmental Studies.  Naropa University. 1996

Studies explored Psychology and therapeutic-process, Organization Consulting, Ethnography and Participant Observation, Ecology, and Chinese Medicine.

MA.  Anthropology and Communications.  Temple University. 2010

Studies explored Cultural Anthropology, Visual Communications, Linguistic Anthropology and Ethnographic process.  Coursework and thesis are complete. Degree pending review of final work.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Metro Newspaper 12-2008 - 5-2010

Contributed photographic imagery as a freelancer, covering press conferences, court-appearances, transit stories, political engagements, weather stories, and feature stories.

New York Times     6-2007 – 12-2008

Contributed photographic imagery as a freelancer for Metro, Arts, and City sections.

Bloomberg News     9-2006 – Present

Contributed photographic imagery as a freelancer for business and arts stories.

The New York Post     9-2004/9-2006

Photo Editor - Acquired imagery from wire services and media outlets, dispatched and managed photographers on assignment, coordinated with editorial and pagination departments to anchor images to stories, and monitored police and emergency radio transmissions for breaking news.

Photographer - Photographed breaking news
, political engagements, cultural events, court appearances, press conferences, and feature stories. Provided reporting from the field to the editorial department.

Columbia University Women In Business Conference     2-2004


Photographed an academic conference for women working in the business sector.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Latinos Project     4-2003


Photographed Good Friday rites at a congregation in Philadelphia.

Scripps Productions     9 - 2001 / 6 - 2002


Production assistant, grip, location management, and craft services for Home and Garden TV (HGTV).

Urban Libraries and Literacy Project     4 - 2000

Photographed children using library spaces and resources, interior renovations of several branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia, and people reading to illustrate a book entitled, “Why Books and Literacy Matter.”





Spirituality in Education Conference     4 - 1996

Photographed a talk given by the Dalai Lama and Rabbi Zalman Schacter, founder of the Jewish Renewal Movement.





Boulder County Business Report     1 -1995 / 5 -1996


Photographed CEOs, production facilities, and real estate.

Architectural Photography 1995 – Present

Photographed residential and commercial building interiors and exteriors, land and land development, construction, and investment properties.

Sparig and Company, LLC 11-1008 - Present

Self-employed NY licensed Real Estate Salesperson. Facilitated commercial and residential leasing, identification and acquisition of residential and commercial listings, and managing client and landlord relationships. I’ve just passed my NY State Broker’s exam and am waiting for my Broker’s License to be approved.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

San Anto Cultural Arts 7- 2009

Taught photojournalism to a group of 10 students for the El Placazo Newspaper with a focus on using photography to explore poverty and socio-cultural identity. The class culminated in an exhibit at Citibank in San Antonio, Texas.

Unseen America          2-2005 / 6-2005

Taught photography, writing, and critical thinking to 25 ten year-olds at Public School 152 in Queens, NY. Each of my students were immigrants themselves, or born to immigrant families, from India, China, Bangladesh, Columbia, Malaysia, Peru, Dominican Republic, Spain, Egypt and Greece. I asked my students to consider concepts of tradition, culture, identity, environment, and family and represent those ideas with pictures and words. The class culminated in an exhibition at the Service Employees International Union gallery.

EXHIBITIONS:

NY Press: On the Wall 6 – 2009

Participated in a group exhibition works created by NY Photojournalists at Haven Gallery.

Chicano Now: An American Experience     5-2002


Contributed a set of photos to a five-year traveling exhibit, which visited the Smithsonian, representing contemporary expressions of Chicano life, music, dance, politics, and celebration.



National Center for Atmospheric Research     12 -1995 / 1 -1996

Two-month solo exhibition of photographs taken in the Middle East

Kavod Project     11 /1994

Photographic essay documenting a program to feed homeless people.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Strong abilities with Mac and Windows platforms. 
 Fluid with MS Word, Adobe Photoshop, FTP, image-asset-management software and online image databases.

LICENCES AND CREDENTIALS: NY State Real Estate Salesperson License.

PUBLICATIONS: Boulder County Business Report, Colorado Jobs Magazine, Complex Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Hollywood Reporter, London Daily Mail, Los Angeles Jewish Journal, Metro NY, NY Newsday, NY Post, NY Times, Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia City Paper, The Photo Review, Star Magazine, Washington Post, Westword Magazine, Vogue Japan.

TRAVEL AND URBAN EXPERIENCE: I spent a year traveling through the Middle East and visited Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Israel. I have also been to Turkey and Italy. I have lived in Denver, Philadelphia, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.