Denise A. Iwamoto Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

* Deliver end-to-end creative direction and photography, emphasizing clean lines, minimalism, and dynamic composition across commercial and personal projects.* Develop visually engaging product photography that elevates brand identity, expertly handling post-production to ensure color accuracy and quality across assets.* Create versatile visual content.

New York, New York, United States

I run a lighthearted photoblog capturing quirky, visually engaging meal photos contributed by fellow photographers, blending humor and creativity.* Drive the editorial voice and produce all written content, aligning with a fun, approachable tone that resonates with a broad audience.* Collaborate with contributors on photography submissions, maintaining.

New York, New York, United States

I was brought on board to The Solist, a B2C e-comm site selling off-price luxury goods, to revamp and define their visual brand. A complete rebrand was launched at the end of 2023, presenting a new, cohesive site with a fresh, modern appeal. I led a creative team of photographers, content creators, retouchers, graphic designers, and copywriters; provided.

San Francisco, California, United States

• At Brilliant Earth, I managed the production and uploads of all image assets to the PDPs: product/lifestyle photography and videos. I oversaw a team of photographers and retouchers, ensuring the strict guidelines of.
• Captured and edited visually engaging product photography and videos for their online catalog and marketing assets.
• Performed high-volume image editing including advanced masking, shadow creation, background changes, and overall aesthetic changes as requested by art direction leadership.
• Managed photography and retouch workflows, including review of catalog imagery from the photography team and ensuring proper storage and metadata entry.
• Ensured and oversaw quality control of imagery including technical specifications, digital output, and naming conventions.
• Conduct audits of our online catalog and image assets, ensuring imagery closely adheres to guidelines and QA standards.

San Francisco Bay Area

Touch of Modern (ToMo) is a premier B2C e-commerce site that offers a curated selection of design-forward and luxury goods aimed towards the trendsetting male. Founded in 2012, ToMo had over 10-million active users, over 3200 vendor relationships, and incurred an ARR of $120M at its peak. Overview of my role: I joined ToMo when the company was a mere 6.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Upon the departure of our Creative Director and the restructure of the organization, I stepped up to run the Creative Production Department and managed the photography, video, editing, stylists and copywriting teams
• I streamlined production processes to successfully provide the creative assets for over 9000 sales events, including 280,000 photos and 4,200 videos in 2017

San Francisco, CA

• I managed, guided, mentored the editing team
• I helped hire and train new team members
• I worked cross-functionally to improve backend production processes
• I was responsible for all sales images uploaded to site/app
• Upheld quality and aesthetic of images as set forth by art director

San Francisco, CA

• Working closely with the art director, I helped build workflows and processes for the department as the company grew
• I upheld and executed the company brand creating in-house imagery and adapting vendor-provided assets
• I shot a high volume of on-brand product and lifestyle photographs in-studio
• I retouched 500-1000 images daily
• Oversaw image archives in the DAM.
• I utilized our back-end product process to upload images to the sales

• Designed engaging ads for web and mobile platforms, enhancing user experience and brand visibility.
• Developed branded templates for company media kits and social media assets, including Facebook and Twitter graphics.
• Created custom icons and infographics to simplify complex information and enhance visual communication.
• Selected and edited stock images for use in website content, digital assets, and newsletters, ensuring high-quality visuals across all platforms.
• Designed print materials such as brochures, posters, and flyers, maintaining brand consistency across digital and physical media.
• Collaborated with the editorial team to support the production of weekly newsletters and email blasts, contributing to improved audience engagement.