About me

Dear Sir/Madam,

I read with great interest your vacancy for a brand assurance representative at searchlight. I believe that, with my extensive and varied experience and skills both in Britain and around the world, I would make a dynamic contribution to your organization.

Through editorial clients in the UK and abroad for a wide range of clients including UPPA/Photoshot, AFP, the Times of London, the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Independent, the Daily Mail, the South China Morning Post Magazine, the Mail on Sunday, the Australian. I have undertaken commercial commissions and portraiture for clients including, Bacardi, Moet Hennessy, Marussia Beverages, Bank of America, EF energy, BUPA healthcare, Linklaters, KPMG, British Power Networks, Citywire and The Natural History museum and many others. I have also covered politics, the arts, the judiciary and entertainment assignments for a wide range of clients.

In addition to my commercial photography experience i took up a position in 2008 as photographer, and later became chief photographer for India, with the British press agency Barcroft Media. During my time with the agency I was responsible for planning and overseeing assignments, logistics, news and feature priorities across the Indian subcontinent. My duties also included editing, overseeing the picture desk and editing duties as well as act as a liaison with international picture editors on commercial assignments and picture requests, and providing picture coverage for Delhi's large community of foreign correspondents from the international media.

I am a fast-learning individual who thrives under the pressure of deadlines. I have excellent time management skills and am adept in multi-tasking and prioritizing competing demands. I am very comfortable working in a team environment and I am an excellent communicator, both written and oral. I am an experienced user of Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro X for video editing and all relevant FTP softwares for transmission of images

I feel I have a lot to offer your organisation and look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely

Niklas Halle'n