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graphic designer
Mar 2014 - Present (10 years 8 months)
digital imaging & retouch
visualization & composite
digital art installation mock-up design
graphic design
print production
creative problem solving
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lead digital image editor
Nordstrom Direct
Jun 2012 - Present (12 years 5 months)
lead digital image editor for Nordstrom.com.
• Special Projects & Operations team
. special projects: DESIGNER and Featuring Brands accounts
-- ie. NY & European shoots, TOPSHOP, GQ SELECTS, etc...
. image fix requests: color management, image corrections, and quality control
. operations: co-ordination and management of image production and image editing staff across the country
• QA + media management
. image production quality assurance
. media management and organization
• innovation + workflow + process : design and management
. enterprise workflow design
. establish and maintain best practices and standards
. training and coordinating teams across enterprise
. cross functional enterprise collaboration projects
. communication and collaboration with various teams company wide
. adviser + consultant
• proxy between Image Production Team and:
. Digital Asset Specialist teams
. Photo & Art Direction teams
. Corporate teams
• support, assist, and advise on:
. production [capture & post] & staffing
. color management, workflow, and asset management
. technical & creative support
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digital image editor
Nordstrom Direct
Apr 2010 - Jun 2012 (2 years 2 months)
digital image editor and retoucher for Nordstrom.com.
skills and responsibilities include:
• creative retouching & production artist
• web imaging for editorials (homepage + DLP, emails) and
sell shots (on-figure, jewelry, and product)
• assist in managing image correction requests
and digital asset management
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freelance
mika matsumoto
2004 - 2011 (7 years)
. digital imaging + retouch
. photography
. design + production
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digital imaging retoucher
Schawk
Sep 2008 - Feb 2009 (5 months)
. assigned mainly to Nike.com
. retouching for print, and primarily web imaging
visit: http://www.schawk.com/services/creative/creative-retouching
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digital imaging specialist
Modern Luxury Media
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
digital imaging for magazine publication
. retouch for print publication
. pre-press and pre-flight
. color correction, scanning, composites
modern luxury media inc.
. largest city . regional magazine publisher in country
. major books include CS . ANGELENO . SAN FRANCISCO . . .
for more visit www.modernluxury.com
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freelance imaging
Champion Visions
2004 - 2004
web imaging for online merch store.
photoshop & dreamweaver
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assistant photographer
blue inc.
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
assistant photographer to Daisuke Kajiyama.
visit: www.blu.co.jp/daisukekajiyama
. fashion, advertising, music and editorial photography
(studio and location)
. music video production