Emily Mckean Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, D.C.

• Oversee print production and manufacturing of National Geographic books, reprints, and educational publications.
• Manage simultaneous production workflows for an array of complex ongoing projects.
• Manage relationships with print vendors, upholding products to specific guidelines and standards.
• Review images and artwork, ensuring that accuracy of color and production standards were achieved for each project
• Review and did a thorough quality check of advance book and magazine samples
• Provide feedback and reinforced guidelines to printers, if necessary

Washington, D.C.

• Applied color theory/color management in preparing images for print and digital publication.
• Collaborated with various publication staff by making text/editorial changes and layout adjustments.
• Perform and supervise quality control on images, design files, and color proofs before files ship to press.
• Color corrected images from National Geographic photographers for publication and stock resale for National Geographic Creative.
• Mentored a team of Imaging Technicians in Gdansk, Poland.

Washington, D.C.

Apply Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Lightroom's advanced features and techniques to enhance images by correcting composition and color.Completing photo requests for clients as needed.

Washington, D.C.

Prepare files for final stages of production (print and web). Perform quality control on images to assure that all specifications are met and color is accurate.Assist the Lead Technician in the design production for Nat Geo kids and adult books and catalogs, making text/editorial changes, layout adjustments, and photo research.

Rochester, NY

Manage and direct a team of freelance photo editors and photographers.Oversee all studio operations and projects on a day to day basis. Anticipate and overcome obstacles, resulting in a successful record of leadership.Catalog and sort through images to narrow down the image selection to best tell an attention grabbing, photojournalistic story for each.

Rochester, NY

Instruct Intro to Advanced Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 courses.Plan and develop a well prepared syllabus, lessons, and homework assignments for courses.Lecture and demonstrate material, relate curriculum to students' needs, capture attention, and engage students as active learners.Lead intelligent class discussions during class and project critiques.Show.

Rochester, NY

Instruct Intro to Advanced Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Photography courses.Supervise a teaching assistant for class. Collaborate with assistant to plan and develop a well prepared syllabus, lessons, and projects for courses.Lecture and demonstrate material, relate curriculum to students' needs, capture attention, and engage students as active.

Rochester, NY

Photographed events at RIT in a photojournalistic style for use in the Campus Spotlight website and RIT University News Magazine on a freelance basis.Reported directly to the Manager of Photography for assignment briefings and critiques.Successfully completed the necessary tasks and activities for photographing events at RIT, such as shooting, fact.