Welcome to the artistic world of Ocean Take Flight—a small art boutique for the elegantly whimsical at heart. All artwork here are hand-painted or digitally-illustrated by myself and transformed into items like canvases, phone cases, and tote bags. Most recently, I launched a collection of watercolor fashion paintings available as originals.

- Commercial & Editorial Fashion illustration- Live wedding painting of couples and their guests- Live event fashion illustration for in-store events, galas, bachelorette parties, product launch parties- Created digital flat illustrations for brands, website illustrated graphics, and explainer videos including Elkemy.tv, Liberty Land Abstract, and Burn Quorom- Illustrated and designed event poster and banners for Crazy Talented Asians & Friends

- Fashion, wedding, engagement, and pop-up event photography- On-figure, product stills, on-location, and in-studio fashion retouching - Character stills retouching for Nathan Love animation studio

- Manage daily retouching post-production schedule across print, digital, social, and OOH campaigns for in-house/freelance retouchers - Conduct quality control by marking up and reviewing retouching notes for fashion, editorial, and still life images- Collaborate with Art Directors to frame a clear image direction in conjunction with the appropriate fashion message for segmented target groups to support customer retention- Provide retouching solutions for and maintain responsive communications with Integrated Marketing, Project Managers and external agencies to stay on brand- Retouch fashion, beauty, editorial and stills photography for print and digital- Provide retouching solutions to sensitive imaging inquiries for complex composites

- Conducting high-resolution photo retouching of fashion, editorial, beauty and product photography to deliver polished and striking assets that positively captures customers’ attention and positions our brand as fashion leaders- Updating retouched assets within InDesign files for omnichannel marketing campaigns including seasonal books, lookbooks, magazines, digital, newspapers, billboards, storefronts and postcards- Providing unique retouching solutions to difficult and sensitive imaging inquiries and concerns for complex composites, beauty covers and so forth from both within and outside of the Imaging department.

- Built ads according to brand guidelines- Released email marketing for e-commerce team- Retouched fashion, advertorial and product photography for use in marketing collateral- Conducted pre-press checks and internal sign offs

- Typeset a 500+ page annual report across 6 languages- Worked on magazines, brochures, catalogs, writable forms, annual reports, and presentations for Fortune 500 companies- Implemented client's heavy last minute alterations in a timely fashion so that client may submit the annual report on time- Co-coordinated a project with seven designers, provided estimates for projects, coordinated translators for quality control across twelve languages for a project, and issued work orders

- Designed concepts, layouts and promotional materials for Baruch College's Art and Literary Magazine- Managed and gave direction to a graphics team of up to four designers- Published 100+ page issues at bi-yearly receptions

- Designed marketing collateral, product books, promotional materials and ad design- Created in-store displays - Photographed and retouched inventory of luxury carpeting- Maintained quick communication with all departments for design needs

- Sold personal art merchandise and commissions at the yearly convention

- Worked on pro bono projects - Executed Social Media Marketing for Scratch Music Group- Designed Site Layouts for Executives on Campus