Talented & passionate Photoshop artist with California creativity and a Texas work ethic.

Extensive background in print, web, trade shows, large format, and photo imaging. Core competencies include:

• Photo Post Production

• Open-minded Problem Solver

• Adjunct Illustration Skills

• RGB / CMYK Color Management

• Teamwork Process and Workflow

• Pre-press Color Proofing

• Digital Asset Management

• Experience with Brand Guidelines

• Strong Liaison Communication Skills

PORTFOLIO LINK

https://garrywilliams.mypixieset.com/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Walmart Creative Photography Studio (South San Francisco, CA) August 2017 - Present Senior Photo Retoucher

• Photo Post Production

General: Cleanup, masking, compositing,

background extension, color balance, complex

subject silhouettes, transparent shadows

On-Figure: Correct clothing wrinkles/folds while

maintaining complex fabric patterns; Clean up

skin while maintaining texture; Create complex

silhouettes with hair; Match skin tone over

multiple shoots to meet Art Director approval

Beauty: Detailed retouch as per Art Director

notes; Address skin blemishes, wrinkles, eye bags, etc. while maintaining texture; Adjust facial details such as “fierce eyebrow” and “lazy eye”

Product: Composite images from multiple

exposure plates; Simulate product operation such

as electronic screens, effect lighting, steam/smoke; Color balance background and target colors from

multiple shoots to meet Art Director approval

Lifestyle Interior: Remove distractions (utility

sockets, fixtures, etc); Cleanup/adjust/add/remove furniture; Composite window scenes

Lifestyle Outdoor: Remove location distractions

(trees, cars, people, light poles); Remove supporting equipment from shoot; Composite skies, Fill out

foliage; Adjust appearance to specific Seasons

Food: Cleanup distracting flaws and natural

variances in produce; Color correct and adjust

texture of meat items to simulate specific cooked

appearance; Color balance for appetite appeal

Jewelry: Remove wax, strings and other photo

props; Extend backgrounds; Create complex

silhouettes and transparent shadows; Remove

dark reflections; Composite final hero image

from multiple exposure plates

• Point person and operator of in-house color proofing system

• Help to draft, produce and maintain the Creative Photography Studio Post Production Imagery Guidelines

• Help to maintain the Post Production Team on boarding training tools Continued on next page

Garry Williams

584 Castro Street #445

San Francisco, CA

ad3hm2@r.postjobfree.com

415-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

Walmart eCommerce Corporate (San Bruno, CA) May 2016 - August 2017 Senior Production Artist / Image Analyst

• Operate eCommerce imagery pipeline uploads containing 250K+ eCommerce item images daily

• Create Photoshop composite item images for Merchant bundled product sales

• Create Photoshop colorway images for Merchant on-figure and laydown clothing

• Draft, produce and maintain Walmart eCommerce Imagery Guidelines 2016 thru 2017

• Help to draft eCommerce Imagery Training Materials for Walmart Merchants and Marketplace Vendors

• Work liaison with Merchants and System Engineers troubleshoot mission-critical issues with image assets Collaborative Classroom - Developmental Studies Center (Alameda, California) 2005-2015 Senior Graphic Designer / Photo Retoucher

• Provide design, illustration and production for print marketing materials, catalogs, web and trade shows

• Perform high-end image cleanup and retouching of all product and lifestyle photography

• Responsible for asset management of visual content for websites, social media, and email blasts

• Provide layout support for product packaging and prepared final mechanical files

• Produce and construct physical packaging and product mock ups for photo/video shoots Skills and Software (Mac and PC, prefer Mac)

• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and Bridge

• EFI - Fiery Command Workstation

• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Google: Drive, Mail, Calendar, Docs, and Sheets

• Jira

• Confluence

• Slack

• Workhorse

Education

• Web Developer Certificate - San Jose State University Continuing Education

• Advertising Art Education - University of North Texas page 2 of 2

Garry Williams

584 Castro Street #445

San Francisco, CA

ad3hm2@r.postjobfree.com

415-***-****

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