Jennifer Holt Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

• Reviewed thousands of retouched images and provided insightful feedback to editors on how to make revisions that are in line with company standards• Retouched Editorial and Product photography including creating images for gifs that have items build from one to 5 or more items in the same shot• Trained image editors on how to use the latest Photoshop features

Greater Seattle Area

• Collaborated with Art Directors, Photographers, Stylists, and Marketing people to ensure all product imagery flowing to the website was consistent and within company guidelines.• Lead a team of image editors and wrangled thousands of images from photography studios in LA, NY, and Seattle, while fixing complex problems.• Supervised the Color Correction and Color Overlay projects, constantly improving their processes, while gaining efficiencies with Photoshop techniques. • Trained employees in various workflows, and taught new skills as I developed them.

• Managed the Color management workflows, where I designed and distributed how-to guides, as well as trained other departments on how to use the color devices• Communicated with multiple business departments including the Photo Studio, Product coordination, and our LA, NY and Cedar Rapids locations• Participated in a company advisory team, in which employee feedback is collected and shared in an effort to make the company a better place to work• Responsible for training editors in the Color correction, Color overlay and Video workflows

• Retouched, edited, composited, color corrected, and color overlayed images/videos of models and products in a fast paced environment, for publishing on Nordstrom.com • Effectively communicated with Image Production Team managers, Digital Asset Team, Product Coordinators, Photographers, Merchandise Team, and Art Directors• Proficiently managed Color Overlay incidents, and delegated tasks to team members• Trained several people in work flows including Product, Color Overlay, and Video• Provided coaching and feedback for team members’ individual improvement• Flex player; able to jump into any workflow within IPT, including video• Always sought out faster and more efficient means of production• Highly proficient in numerous computer applications used daily• Detail-oriented, dependable and dedicated

Sodo/ Georgetown

• Prepared and troubleshooted digital files for printing and die-cutting on various machines• Maintained and operated large-format inkjet printers, including a few dye-sub printers• Handled multiple jobs at the same time, and sometimes large jobs with more than 50 files• Matched Pantone® colors to digitally generated colors outputted by a wide variety of machines

Photographed newborns and their families in the hospital setting. The pictures were very artistic, and families were pleased with the quality of the special moments I captured for them. I did some image retouching depending on the lighting situation.

• Managed large projects, with numerous rounds of revisions from start to finish• Quality control and last set of eyes before sending to client or vendor• Prepared print-ready files to various vendors• Retouched photos used in printed campaigns

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Supervised a department of 6, while maintaining a technician’s work flow• Prepared digital files in design programs in an extremely fast-paced environment• Solved miscellaneous print issues quickly and accurately• Remained organized while handling multiple jobs• Hired and retained a strong pre-press team• Helped employees overcome almost any print challenge on a daily basis

• Designed software and DVD packaging• Hired and trained new employees• Responsible for additional Art Director duties• Created logos for company use• Designed a magazine ad for a trade publication

• Communicated new store promotions through my illustrations and instructions• Wrote memos and visual “how-to” guides to all stores• Managed more responsibilities when manager went on maternity leave• Designed internal company logos• Trained new employees