Kate Edwards Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Streetsense (formerly QuallsBenson)
• Leadership role as Director of Visual Media, managing a team of photographers, videographers, retouchers and visual artists
• Assist Head of Creative in execution of campaigns, including producing photoshoots and campaign ideation and execution
• Retouch and produce high-end imagery leveraging Adobe Photoshop and Al compositing techniques
• Innovate and streamline processes and project management for pre and post-production utilizing the project management tool Monday
• Efficiently maintain tens of thousands of visual assets, ensuring organized folder structures and optimized file management

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Produce high-end retouched images of corporate architectural interiors and exteriors utilizing exposure brackets to capture the high dynamic range of the space
• Instrumental in creating polished, eyecatching visual assets for TPG's portfolio

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, NY

• Lead retoucher and retouching manager for a creative department that produced content for Very Great’s brands; Courant, Dovetail, w&p and Wild One
• Produced high-end retouched images and animated GIFs for product and editorial imagery spanning a variety of industries including technology, publishing, food and beverage, and pet essentials
• Created a retouching request process and project management board using the project management tool Monday. The board created transparency for teams and PMs, eliminating private e-mail and Slacks, and most importantly.
• Built a file naming and image output standards guide unique to each brand
• Asset manager for the Visual Media internal server as well as the brand team Google Drive; continuously improved upon its content and organization

New York, NY

• Retouched photography for Macy's Premedia - Advertex print group

New York, NY

• Responsible for retouching Macy’s exclusive private label brands such as INC, Martha Stewart Collection, Alfani, Charter Club, American Rag, Bar III and more
• Retouched high-end imagery used in various forms of online and print media including digital and display ads, social media, packaging, lookbooks, direct mail and marketing
• Partnered with Creative Directors to retouch and bring their vision to life
• Reviewed imagery with print directors to ensure color accuracy from product to packaging proof

New York, NY

• Produced high-end retouching for ads seen in high-circulation print such as The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine and New York (magazine)
• Created photo realistic composites and colorways
• Outpaced retouching expectations for a wide range of e-commerce products
• Eliminated the need for external retouching vendor within one month of hire; saving the company over $10,000 a month
• Liaised with Senior Directors to execute their creative visions seamlessly
• Spearheaded the development for standard operating procedures

New York, NY

• Edited runway images for worldwide Fashion Week designer galleries
• Uploaded completed images to browser FTP
• Silhouetted runway models for home page

Syracuse, New York Area

• Produced high quality studio and location portraits
• Carried out planning and preparation of portrait sessions, including coordinating shoot locations, styling and set-up of equipment
• Responsible for post-production of images from raw edits to high quality retouched final images, both for print and web
• Created portfolio site and Wordpress blog
• Conceptualized and created graphic logos for company brand identities

New York, NY

• Retouched product photography for MLB online shop in a high-volume environment, without giving up quality
• Created image templates to produce product photography efficiently
• Photographed product and managed studio in managers absence; for several weeks at a time
• Downloaded/uploaded images to FTP server, organized images assets and output color profiled images for web

New York, New York

• Retouched team uniform changes for MLB player headshots
• Downloaded/uploaded images to FTP server, organized images assets and output color profiled images for web
• Processed hundreds of images a day, under deadline pressure
• Aggregated images from sites such as Getty and AP for galleries

New York, NY

• Retouched up to 100 product, clothing and model images a day in a high-volume environment, without giving up quality
• Uploaded completed images to browser FTP

Guest lecturer; spoke at varying photography classes on the topic of Photoshop and retouching

Syracuse, NY

• Retouched photography of architecture, food and people
• Studio manager; assisted in coordinating photoshoots
• Second photographer on-location and in-studio
• Maintained commercial studio equipment, including set-up and breakdown of cameras and lighting
• Delivered materials to clients via print, digital archives and FTP uploads

Assisted for a wide range of freelance projects both in studio and on-location

Syracuse, NY

• Administered editorial instruction to student writers and facilitated student meetings
• Collaborated with copy editor on editing articles
• Produced photography and served as creative director
• Designed 26 page magazine, in Adobe InDesign

Syracuse, NY

Assisted in development, conception and implementation of photography requirements.