Michael Ewing Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sparks, Md

Italian sportswear company working in their Sparks MD office marketing department preparing images for editorial and e-commerce.• Retouch, composite, and color match images• Match model looks with previous retouched images• Achieve the client’s quality standards for e-commerce imagery• Use Fila asset management tool to download and upload assets

Owings Mills, Md

Multi-faceted role within a full-service advertising agency to support the delivery of integrated marketing solutions that help brands achieve business success. Collaborating with client, studio, and marketing teams to retouch and optimize images for print materials and product packaging within tight deadlines. Responsibilities include: • Work closely with creative director and photographers to retouch images to client and brand specifications • Maintain and organize collections of final and original raw images • Optimize, adjust, and retouch images for color, contrast, impact, product matching, etc. • Create image clipping masks and work images into layouts • Create flexographic images from 4/c originals • Produce high GCR images for maximum print quality

Southfield, Mi

Member of creative work group within a full-service advertising agency. Partnered with production team to manipulate images to customer specifications in support of delivering high quality advertising and marketing materials. Served as liaison between producers and creative department to ensure a seamless workflow that exceeded customer expectations. Clients included Chrysler, UPS Store, Minute Maid, Harman, Autozone and many others. • Digital retouching and photo illustration within tight deadlines and to client specifications • Properly organize, maintain, and archive images per agency standards • Maintain an efficient workflow, following defined processes accurately and consistently • Proactively assist in problem solving or issue resolution within team

Detroit And Chicago Areas

Digital retouching and photo illustration for various clients in the Detroit and Chicago areas, working on and off site. Also creating HTML/CSS websites and Filemaker Databases.

Chicago, Il

Pettersen Associates was a 110,000 sq ft commercial photography studio shooting large scale roomsets, tabletop and location with in-house creative staff that included photographers, art directors, set designers, stylists, carpenters, and digital experts.DIGITAL RETOUCHER• Digital retouching; complex composites, special effects, clean-up, color correction, outline, etc.• Demonstrated Photoshop techniques to photographers and assistants• Provided quality control for studioTECH MANAGMENT• Setup and maintained assortment of Mac OS computers, digital cameras, printers, and scanners, network, and backup system• Control asset management, file transfer and delivery to clients• Designed custom merchandise databases (Filemaker Pro)• Designed and constructed studio websiteSTUDIO MANAGER• Created and implemented production flow for layouts, photography and merchandise • Hired photographic assistants and other support staff• Supervised work flow and troubleshooted production problems

Chicago, Il

• Worked with clients on their design and photographic needs• Organized, implemented and troubleshooted client's work throughout the studio (all departments)• Troubleshoot problems regarding merchandise, design, photographic or staffing issues • Deliver photography, boards, or digital output to client within schedule

• Assist photographer with all photography needs... setup, lighting, shooting, and models • Maintain all equipment/shooting space and prepare film/equipment for upcoming shoot