Mitchell A.

● Published: PhotoVogue, Tusk Magazine, Avante Magazine, WeAreInAmerica Magazine, Daily Mail, Voyage LA. ● Portfolio development of models from Wilhelmina, Elite Model Management, DT Model Management, The Industry MGMT and more. ● Shot E-Commerce imagery for clothing brands Black Craft Cult, Eye Candy, Gyv Me Body, Sasha's Vanity. ● Other: Music Artist Promotional Imagery, Photo-Journalism, Wedding, Social Media Content, Private Clientele Portrait Sessions.

● Responsibilities: ● Schedule, Creative Direct, Shoot, and Retouch all high-volume E-Commerce, Campaign, Lifestyle, and Product Flat Lay imagery for the company's Junior, Kids, and Missy brands. Shoot E-Commerce and Lifestyle LookBook video assets for website, ad, and social usages. ● Create and execute different lighting setups for all photo and video shoot needs. ● Manage all of the studio's needs, equipment, archive, SKU logs, budget tracking, and organization of thousands of digital assets daily. ● Conduct daily meetings with coworkers to ensure efficiency, update team calendar to determine deadlines, create mood boards for upcoming photoshoot concepts. ● Negotiate with modeling agencies, freelancers, and rental spaces to conserve budget. ● Work closely with professional models, stylists, makeup artists, marketing, and social media teams on a daily basis to create high quality fashion E-Commerce imagery within brand guidelines to increase sales for retail and wholesale goals. ● Accomplishments: ● Shot YMI’s 2024 Billboard Imagery visible from the I-10 North Freeway. ● Rebranded the entire scope of YMI’s brand image to ensure it is in line with current aesthetic trends by introducing new lighting, retouching, and creative direction styles. ● Promoted to Studio Manager within 1 year. ● Introduced a new productive workflow by utilizing Capture One Software. ● Problem solved by updating studio equipment to align with industry standards. ● Introduced E-Commerce and Look Book video capture in house. ● Sold out stagnant products by updating creative assets on retail websites.

● Shot high volume E-Commerce still imagery of Women’s and Men’s clothing, Product Flat Lays and behind the scenes content for web and social use. ● Worked closely with professional models, stylists, makeup artists, manager and creative director on a daily basis to create high quality fashion imagery to increase global sales for the company. ● Shot tethered to Capture One software and organized thousands of files to the company server. ● Set up lighting for different featured promotions.

● Worked with staff photographers on gallery photo shoots including the spec shoot for CBS Corporation CEO and headshots for CBS executives. ● Helped form concepts for the shoots for CBS Corporation and Diversity Comedy Showcase. ● Edited thousands of images from episodic coverage for keystone properties such as Carol’s Second Act, NCIS, The Price is Right, The Talk, The Unicorn, and Survivor using Digital Fusion program. ● Retouched commercial headshots for CBS actors. ● Shot and delivered content for social media use at the 2019 Love Island Reunion PR event. ● Card Running at The 2020 Grammy Awards.

● Directed all imagery and placement for the magazine in print and online. ● Conducted meetings with the editorial team to plan deadlines and photo shoot concepts. ● Lead a team of three staff photographers. ● Conceptualized, shot, creative directed and retouched editorial images for multiple articles and the cover image in print and online.

● Assisted on conceptualization and execution of photo shoots featuring ad campaigns, personal branding, boudoir, weddings, corporate events, and underwater fine-art portraiture for private clientele. ● 1st round editing and final retouching of images. ● Curated collection packages including books, albums, fine art prints, and wall art. ● Quadrupled Gervel’s bookings and sales with my business model and assistance. ● Assisted running numerous gallery showcases, galas, and private events.

Photography Director for Tusk Magazine, California State University's student-run, on campus lifestyle magazine. (2019) Managed a team of photographers while planning and executing editorial photoshoots for TUSK magazine.