Retoucher / Finisher

Tony Morabito retoucher | photo illustrator | finisher

***** ******** *** ***. *** • Marina del Rey, CACA 90292 • 917-***-**** • ************@*****.***

www.tonymorabito.net

Professional Experience

TMM+A Los Angeles • 14010 Captains Row Ste. 336, Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292

Retoucher / Finisher / Color Expert / Creative Consultant • 06/10 - Present

Creating dynamic images for L.A.’s most prestigious studios, including:

TBWA\Media Arts Lab • 5353 Grosvenor Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066

Working exclusively on the Apple account with multiple art directors and L.A.’s most prominent photographers, I create final images for the

universally recognizable iPod, iPhone and iPad campaigns worldwide.

Rocket Studio • 5950 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016

High-resolution retouching, compositing, color correction and finishing for this sought-after studio and their high-profile advertising partners such as

TBWA\Chiat\Day, Saatchi & Saatchi, Deutsch, and many others.

XYZ Studios • 4077 Redwood Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Working primarily on extremely complex Photoshop files for automotive advertising clients, I edit high-resolution images for this award-winning

studio’s advertising partners and their clients such as Lexus, Volkswagen, Audi and many others.

Graphic Venue, Inc. • Venu Interactive • 1111 El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245

Creative Services Director / Senior Retoucher / Finisher • 08/08 - 06/10

After winning a major ad agency account for Graphic Venue as a consultant, developed and launched the Creative Services Department for this

boutique Design, Marketing, Printing and Pre-Media shop.

Consulted to develop and launch Venu Interactive, a 2-way interactive advertising and marketing venture. High-resolution retouching, color correction, finishing on numerous major print ad campaigns. Complex Photoshop compositing & photo illustration, in addition to pre-press, trapping, and proofing. Specialized skills including Flash, AS3, Pageflex web-to-print solutions and Joomla! CMS were integral to expanding the company’s core services beyond traditional design, creative retouching and pre-press.

DraftFCB Group • 100 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001

Senior Retoucher • 04/05 - 07/08

Led the digital imaging studio at DraftFCB, which routinely sets the ad agency standard for creative retouching and print production.

Collaborated with multiple creative directors, account representatives and photographers to develop award-winning campaigns for

demanding Fortune 100 clients. Consistently managed varied personalities, campaign concepts and production schedules simultaneously.

Oversaw high-resolution retouching, color correction, finishing and calibration for output on numerous national print campaigns. Clients included Diet Coke, Kraft, General Foods, Gevalia, Oreo, Jell-O, Nabisco, Planters, Chevrolet, American Standard, MetLife, Merck, Roche, and many others.

TMM+A, New York • Retoucher and Pre-Press Expert • 06/03 - 04/05

Quickly and consistently adapted to new environments, workflow protocols and personalities to deliver exceptional results for clients such as:

CPS Lowe • 150 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Final retouching and color correction for this prestigious IPG agency in their industry-leading ‘Studio PSD’ department on accounts such as General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Reebok and others.

Cline, Davis & Mann • 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Pre-press specialist at one of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical advertising agencies for Pfizer, Amgen, Novartis, Ortho-McNeill and others.

Lloyd (+ co.) • 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014

Intensive retouching, compositing and final color for this cutting-edge boutique fashion agency on accounts such as Gucci, Hilfiger, Cole Haan, Movado, John Varvatos and others.

JRJ Associates, Inc. • 45 John Street, New York, NY 10038

Production Director / Retouching Supervisor • 07/98 - 06/03

Applied a wide variety of skills, assumed a wide range of responsibilities, and served as the primary contact with corporate clients at the highest level.

Managed an 8-retoucher, two-shift studio. Initially hired as senior retoucher, color, pre-press & on-press expert, this position developed to include web design, creative direction and ultimately consultation with partners on expanding the company’s abilities and direction to include new media,

illustration, sound engineering, copy writing, editing and animation. Clients included Sony Records, L’Oréal, Borghese, Universal Entertainment Group, AMC, Women’s Entertainment, and many others.

Software, Skills and Specialties:

Expert-level ability in Adobe CS5 applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Dreamweaver) as well as Quark XPress.

Advanced photo processing skills using Capture One, Adobe Camera Raw & Lightroom.

Expert-level retouching, complex compositing, illustration, color correction, typography and pre-press abilities. Strong interpersonal, leadership, time

management and communication skills combined with traditional fine arts sensibilities. Emphasis on the demanding requirements of the advertising industry.

Education: SUNY College at Potsdam, B.A. program • Fine Arts, Studio

School of Visual Arts, NYC, Certificate Program • Comprehensive Desktop Publishing for Designers

Extensive professional references, retouching and design samples available upon request.

Please visit www.tonymorabito.net for selects from my portfolio.

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