Digital Retoucher
Resume:
Yana Fox
*** ***** ******. *** ***, Stamford, CT, 06902
ac7piq@r.postjobfree.com
Digital Plastic Surgery, High End Retouching, and Beyond I make the world a more beautiful place, one pixel at a time. I look to make the most of my artistic talents and retouching experience in a creative and demanding environment. I yearn for creative challenges, and wholeheartedly love my work. I am passionate, creative, thoughtful, and above all, committed to my clients, inspired by my team mates, excited by change, and fueled by a passion for collaboration and bold invention. Extensive client list includes:
Victoria's Secret Estee Lauder Kodak
GQ Lancome Nikon
P7G Ferragamo DirecTV
Revlon Vera Wang Jorg Badura
Calvin Klein Ecko Major League Baseball
Cover Girl Bacardi Warwick Saint
Clinique Alize Arnaldo Anaya Lucca
Kate Spade Russell James Rolex, and many more Aeropostale Macy’s
L’Oreal Mario Godlewski
DeBeers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Conair Corporation February 2018 – September 2018
Digital Retoucher
Responsibilities include:
• High end digital retouching of product, beauty, and lifestyle images
• Precise color correction
• Image composites
• Time management and prioritization of multiple simultaneous deadlines WWE October 2016 – December 2017
Digital image Retoucher
Responsibilities include:
• Detailed retouching and color correction/color balancing for print & digital assets
• QCing approved files to ensure impeccable and flawless Final Deliverable, utilizing advanced solutions for chromatic aberrations and banding, especially for large scale, high resolution banners
• Advanced, complex masking for background replacements and flawless comps
• Overseeing, approving, and shooting for in house photo shoots for product and clothing strip ins
• Detailed skin and hair work, maintaining texture integrity and natural appearance
• Resizing for digital assets and banners
• Complex silhouetting, including intricate hair work for large scale print
• Creating Key Art
• Precise skin color balancing and matching
• Efficient time management, multitasking for high paced deadlines McCann Erickson/Craft NYC March 2013 – September 2016 Freelance High End Digital Retoucher
Responsibilities include:
• Extensive retouching and color correction, including DMAXing and color compensation for newsprint, creation of master art to be used in multiple advertising situations, ranging from newsprint to 6' by 10' banners for Nationwide advertising campaigns
• Extensive composite retouching, complex masking and channel work
• Managing and prioritizing work flow in extremely high volume, short deadline situations
• Intense focus on beauty, hair, and skin work
• Comp art creation, requiring close communication with designers and art directors, with very quick turnaround
• Updating mechanicals in InDesign, outputting for final proof IMPACT DIGITAL February 2010 – February 2013
High End Digital Retoucher
Responsibilities include:
• Processing RAW files, retouching, precise color correcting, extending for specific layouts, from initial process to approval
• QCing approved files to ensure impeccable and flawless Final Deliverable
• Advanced, complex masking for background replacement and immaculate comps
• Overseeing and approving in house photo shoots for product strip ins
• Detailed skin and hair work, maintaining texture integrity and natural appearance
• Precise color correction
• Extreme extensions
• Meeting with clients, facilitating understanding of the retouching process
• Efficient time management, multitasking for concurring deadlines McCann Erickson/Craft NYC May 2007 – January 2010
Designers Atelier
EMR/PEEQ Media
Hudson Yards
Backbone Digital
Foam Digital
SPLASH Worldwide
Duggal
Lab
Christie’s
DIRECTV
Freelance High End Digital Retoucher
Responsibilities include:
• Extensive retouching and color correction, including DMAXing and color compensation for newsprint, creation of master art to be used in multiple advertising situations, ranging from newsprint to 6' by 10' banners for Nationwide advertising campaigns
• Extensive composite retouching, complex masking and channel work
• Managing and prioritizing work flow in extremely high volume, short deadline situations
• Intense focus on beauty, hair, and skin work
• Comp art creation, requiring close communication with designers and art directors, with very quick turnaround
• Updating mechanicals in InDesign, outputting for final proof Imagecraft Corp December 2005 - January 2007
Digital Imaging Specialist
Responsibilities include:
• High end retouching involving complex silos, photo composition, precise color
• High involved skin and hair work
• Preparation of files for several means of output Self Employed January 2001 - February 2005
Freelance Illustrator and Retoucher
Clients include:
• COACH
• Fractal Jeans
• Harris Comics – illustrated covers
MadaDesign Inc November 1999 - January 2001
Freelance Illustrator and Retoucher
Clients include:
• Topps
• Fleer
• Topps NBA Rookie Basketball
Illustration
Published Illustrator – SURFER In the SKY August 2010 Illustration published in Nationally distributed book EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology 1997 - 2001
• B.F.A. Illustration
• G.P.A 3.85
• Dean’s list 1997 – 2001
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Skills
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Processing images using Capture One
• Complete understanding of color management and color theory. Full proficiency in RGB and CMYK workflows
• Full proficiency in all aspects of high end retouching, specializing in hair, anatomy, skin tones. Adept at complex silhouetting, compositing, lighting effects, and all aspects of creative retouching. Advanced solutions for chromatic issues and banding
• Precise color correction for all media, including newsprint
• Working knowledge of FUJI, Canon, and Kodak final proofing
• Working knowledge of Workamagig and Filemaker PRO
• Extremely deadline oriented, efficient, and organized under pressure and in high volume situations
• Very fast, precise turnaround
• Fluent in Russian and Spanish
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