Imaging Manager, Photo Retoucher

SKILLS

• Retail eCommerce imaging team and special project management

• New hire training and composing of instructional guideline materials

• Advanced Retouching - color correction and matching, actions, channels, paths, masks, gifs

• Studio and on-location photography, studio lighting techniques and equipment, CaptureOne

• File management, server and cloud-based, CMS and DAM systems

• FTP file transfer, industry standard metadata and keywords, experience with PIM systems

• Proficient in Google Drive - Docs, Sheets, Slides, Google Forms; Excel, Word, PowerPoint

• Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Bridge, Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator

• Knowledge of Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, Dreamweaver, HMTL

EXPERIENCE

Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 2016-2017, Lead Image Edit, Saks.com

-Implement and improve efficiency of cloud-based imaging workflow

-Partner with peripheral teams to analyze and resolve complex imaging issues

-Meet strict image-to-site timelines of stills and on-model imagery and videos

-Adherence to quality assurance to specific asset criteria of in-house studio images

-Retouch complex color corrections and color matching to product

-Coordinate with third party vendors for outsourced retouching services

-Tackle additional overflow workload from multiple company banners

-Document and calculate monthly image and product counts

-Create and manage automatic upload jobs via Adobe Scene7 Admin

Lord & Taylor, New York, NY, 2013-2015, eCommerce Imaging Manager

-Improve online shopping experience through visual and operational effectiveness

-Oversee the processing and uploading of up to 23,000 assets per month

-Evaluate all site vendor image deliverables for quality and approach to processing

-Establish non-destructive file structure and agile workflow habits

-Onboard and train all new hires on intensive eCommerce retouching

-Prepare and facilitate launches of new and ongoing special vendor microsites

-Create and manage company-wide box.com user accounts

Lord & Taylor, New York, NY, 2011-2013, Digital Imaging Editor

-Retouch eCommerce product images and color correction requests

-Quality assurance and retouching of editorial email, homepage and banner images

-Assist site migration of all images to new platform, batch renaming, updating imagery

Shay Platz Retouching, Brooklyn, NY, 2011, Intern/Assistant Retoucher

-Prep and composite complex editorial still life images

-Assist with invoicing and filing

Parsons Department of Photography, New York, NY, 2010, Print Lab Technician

-Supervise and assist students with printing and scanning

-Maintain lab computers and inkjet printer equipment and troubleshoot technical issues

Parsons Office of Admission, New York, NY, 2009-2011, Office Assistant

-Contribute to promotional materials and events

-Respond to prospective student inquiries and update student databases

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Loving Day Flagship Annual Event, New York, NY, 2011-Present, Volunteer Photographer

-Engage and photograph guests for documentary and promotional purposes

-Manage photo booth operations, equipment, and visitor information

EDUCATION

Parsons The New School of Design, New York, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, 2011

Parsons in China Program, Beijing and Shanghai, China

Art Collaboration Program, Summer 2009

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