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Mike Eder
pixelogic10@gmail.com
(973) 715-2530
Pixelogic.me or mikederetouch.com
Special Skills:
• High end retouching skills, a perfectionist’s eye for color, comfortable in both print or web environments.
• Equally at ease working collaboratively or independently, on-site or remotely.
• Trilingual: English, Filipino, German.
Work history:
Established Pixelogic.me 11•21 to Present
• A Digital Retouching service. Skin and beauty emphasizing skin texture and natural beauty, creating gif images from multiple stills, retouching both product and model images. The client list includes skin care brands such as Kiehl’s, StriVectin, Vita Liberata, and makeup brand Imayla Beauty.
Other clients include Pace University, United Legwear, and Todd Plitt Photography
Image Editor 10 • 17 to 03 •24 - New York Times, New York, NY.
• Prepare images with profiles for the NYT website, CMYK, and Black and White formats. These images have to pop off the page and need different treatments, whether it be Color pages, Black and White editions, or the subscription-based website. These have to be prepared very quickly to accommodate super fast delivery times depending on the edition.
High End Digital Retoucher 10 • 16 to 12•18 - Salt Studios, New York, NY.
• Heavy comping of multiple images to create 1 image. Clients included Estée Lauder, Aerin, and SkinCeuticals among others.
• Combining dry and wet images of products and creating elaborate splash effects with various water photography.
• Creating linked Smart Objects shared with other images.
• Ensured that PSD files were well organized for future simplification.
High End Digital Retoucher 06 • 10 to 04 • 16 - Imtech Graphics Carlstad, NJ.
• Performed technical retouching to a broad gamut of images ranging from beauty, fashion, products, fine jewelry, and watches.
• Retouched clothing, reshaped anatomy, hair-masking, and comping multiple images. • Creating shadows or reflections from scratch.
• Clients included Tiffany and Co., Movado, L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Calvin Klein, Avon, Macy’s, and numerous others.
• Possesses a deep understanding of shadow and light sources along with anatomy.
• Fine-tuned RGB images in Camera Raw to obtain the best possible color before conversion to CMYK.
PreMedia Production Artist R.R. Donnelley and Sons 03 • 07 to 06 • 10, Vertis Inc. 01 • 04 to 03 • 07 at Sony Music Entertainment, New York, NY.
• Executed PreMedia Operations for Sony Music Entertainment products.
• Ripped final PDFs utilizing a Dalim Twist and Litho workflow.
• Worked closely with Art Directors to retouch images for album covers of artists from the various Sony record labels.
• Prepared files for print and online distribution.
• Calibrate Kodak and Epson proofing systems.
• Provided technical assistance and training for the RR Donnelley site for Sony in Miami.
Education:
New Jersey City University BFA Majoring in Communication Design & Technology; Specializing in Illustration- Honors and awards:
• Awarded Commendations for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Junior Review
• Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
• Athlete Scholar of the Year (Volleyball)