Jamie Koslow Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Oversee production of imagery for both Spencer’s and Spirit Halloween including packaging, marketing, e-commerce, in-store signage and social media • Manage all aspects of daily studio operations, meeting and exceeding production goals• Provide supervision, mentoring, training, development and performance management of the Photography and Video team• Identify scope of all projects, set daily production goals, and lead weekly production meetings• Work closely with Creative Director/Art Directors to provide solutions to ensure creative is met• Provide effective communication and collaboration between buying, merchandising, and creative teams as it relates to digital asset creation and deliverables• Manage the inbound and outbound flow of retouched assets from offshore vendors• Provide quality control of all final assets and upload to the digital asset management system• Track completion of final images in PLM system and provide status updates to creative teams• Source freelancers to ensure studio teams are adequately staffed• Develop techniques and best practices for shooting new categories• Source new technologies/software (Global Edit, Pageproof, Shotflow)• Manage the capital expenditures and repairs for all studio equipment

Washington, D.C.

• Full scale studio and location photography services for advertising, marketing and catalog• Manages all aspects of production: location, permits, model casting, stylists, assistants, travel, catering• Small, medium, large format photography and digital image capturing• Creative direction/photo art direction

Elgin, Il

• Day-to-day management of photographers, art directors, and digitechs in a 65,000 sq. ft studio space• Responsible for all principle photography for both Sears and Kmart circular ads, Instagram in-store signage, seasonal online and print ad campaigns, and all e-commerce photography including but not limited to: on-figure, laydowns, pin ups, tabletop, home, and 360° video capture • Ensure teams achieve daily SLA’s for all photography segments • Run daily tracking reports in Workhorse to ensure correct file naming and timely image delivery• Partner with photo producers to spec special projects and assign photographers and art directors• Partner with post production to perform weekly quality control checks of all digital captures• Work with floor manager and set design team for day-to-day configurations of all photo bays• Facilitate the on-going maintenance of all cameras, lenses, (Canon) and lighting equipment (Broncolor)• Attract, develop, and coach freelance talent in all photography segments• Fill in as photographer to support all areas of e-commerce photography as needed

Annapolis, Maryland

South Moon Under is a fashion forward company that offers an eclectic mix of men's and women's clothing, swimwear, accessories, jewelry, and gifts for the home.• Manage the day-to-day operations of the high volume e-commerce fashion photo studio• Responsible for driving the development and execution of the brand’s photography• Ensure the visual consistency of image assets from set to set, and day to day• Photograph on-figure and flat products for use in email marketing, homepage images, in-store displays, social media content, seasonal look books, and national advertising• Responsible for asset management, including file naming, metadata, size output and color management through Capture One, backing up files, tracking completion of SKUs, and facilitating timely & accurate delivery of images to the post production team• Produce/photograph all location photography (domestic & international) to include scouting, permitting, travel logistics, sourcing motorhomes, catering, and freelance crews• Manage model castings and model bookings for e-commerce and advertising photography• Oversee and mentor in-house and freelance photographers, stylists and digital artists• Manage the yearly budgets for both e-commerce and advertising photography• Process and code all model, freelance, and general studio invoices/expenses• Purchase and maintain all photography equipment and software• Maintain and establish new processes to ensure workflow efficiencies

Dulles, Virginia

• Assignment photography for AOL web pages, detailing fashion, still life, portrait and lifestyle• Research, edit and present photographs to meet content, design, and quality requirements • Acquisition of images from outside vendors, wire services, and stock agencies• Preparation, cropping, sizing and color correction of digital images using Photoshop• Upload assets and input all credit and caption information into the DAM (North Plains Telescope)• Responsible for purchase, acquisition, and maintenance of all digital cameras and lighting systems for AOL offices in Virginia and NYC

Washington, D.C.

• Acquisition, handling, and tracking of all stock and contract photography• Coordination and negotiation for all contract photography• Negotiation of all stock photo rights, uses, and fees• Photo editing/image selection for all projects• Maintenance of photography library

Washington, D.C.

• Assist in the production of studio and location photography for various photographers• Coordinate equipment rentals, props, location permits; travel arrangements• Operation, set up, and break down of all sets, lights, cameras• Act as liaison between photographer and client

Silver Spring, Maryland

• Developed and instructed junior and senior high school curriculum in photography