Benjamin Nusbaum Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴• Process & workflow creation and management • Process map creation from documentation to final output enabling strategic oversight𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵• Plan and develop integrated creative tools aimed at streamlining and automating processes• Document and translate needs of teams into requirements for the development of tools for Creative teams• Management of both consumer and enterprise-level products𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨• Editorial retouching including high end model photography for both web and print media• Product retouching including imagery for e-commerce𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰: 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨• Retouching campaign featured by Target• Retouching campaign printed in The New York Times𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘍𝘪𝘹:• ReBackgrounded 50,000 images by converting from raster to vector-based shadows to be used for transparent PNG output• Created a comprehensive process map of the Production and Post-Production workflows• Created and managed a reporting tool leveraging assets from the internal Impira database that was used to promote transparency of metrics between teams𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳7: 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨• Marketing and eCommerce imagery that has been used across the website, social media, press releases, and email campaigns

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Major Clients:Levi Strauss & Co.DockersSignature by Levi Strauss & Co.DENIZEN from Levi'sPottery BarnPottery Barn KidsPBteenWest ElmRejuvenationRH

Corte Madera, Ca, Us

• Acted as owner and knowledge base for all systems and tools used by the Creative team• Interfaced with clients and cross-functional stakeholders todefine and translate needs into requirements for Development• Liaised with senior leadership from Directors to C-level Executives• Partnered daily with VPs of of Creative Production and Development to push deliverables forward and overcome obstacles• Worked closely with the Project Management Office to createand maintain product roadmaps and timing of deliverables• Defined KPIs and other metrics to measure business impact and client satisfaction• Developed workflows, process maps, and standard operating procedures per product• Implemented Agile methodology across teams• Created user stories, managed sprints, groomed backlogs,maintained sprint-driven release notes, and ran retrospectives• Led internal and User Acceptance Testing, product training and onboarding to drive product adoption𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬Merchant Assortment PortalDiscovery and onboarding of Merchants and Product teams into a company-wide tool built to streamline the merchandising processSourcebook ProductionManaged updates from concept to launch for the tool used to build and manage spreads, assets, and data for all printed catalogs including hundreds of pages per yearVendor PortalA company-wide tool to be used to communicate product specifications and other product information between outside vendors and the internal team from anywhere in the worldReportingCreated a reporting tool used by the Chief Digital Officer, VP, and Director for tracking daily production metrics

Corte Madera, Ca, Us

Product Management• Product owner for creative tools and systems• Product Management liaison to the internal Development team• Administrator for the Creative team’s project management softwareWeb Asset Management• Founded and oversaw a Digital Asset Management team comprised of 4 team members• Built all processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures from the ground up• Oversaw the delivery and intake of thousands of assets per year• Ushered the creative process through by ensuring that all assets were accounted for in the database and sent to the pertinent internal and external partners• Led the triangulation of project information by liaising between cross-functional teams• Created and maintained a tool designed to streamline the gathering of metrics for reportingColor Reference• Established a Color Reference team comprised of 4 retouchers• Oversaw the creation, approval, and distribution of hundreds of assets a year• Partnered with Product Development to create color standards for products approved for Retouching to match to for consistent color across all brands for web and catalogs• Created and maintained a Color Reference Library database to house the product information and color standard assets𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬Web Retouching & Web Retouching Queue• Managed updates from concept to execution for a tool that housed all digital assets that traveled through the Retouching workflow• Created a tool from ideation to launch for special project imagery that acts as a holding tank that preflights the data to ensure that all information and assets are present before being able to proceed to image creationProduct Information / Product Lifecycle Management• Ran discovery including workflow and process map creation for a product lifecycle management tool to house and push product information and other pertinent data through the production pipeline• Partnered with SVP to push deliverables forward and overcome obstacles

San Francisco, Ca, Us

California's utility watchdog that stands up for consumer rights, affordable rates and a more livable planet.

New York, Ny, Us

Webinar and eBook-based company bringing eLearning to business C-level executives. This service is run by Financial Times and Pearson PLC.

Design, development, and management of client-based ideas and projects for the web and print. Handling the business in all facets including marketing, finding clients, conceptualization, development, designing, management, etc. Select clients include: The Utility Reform NetworkArticle-based CMS for local utility watchdogSimple AncestryHTML & CSS based genealogy servicesGamerBudsSocial networking for gamersConsoleGoalsInternational forum for soccer fanatics

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Web Design & New Media

Bachelors Of Fine Arts, Production Animation 2007

High School Diploma