Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Kassie Jackson is a highly skilled photo retoucher based out of Philadelphia, PA. She has a strong specialization in skin retouching and a commitment to maintaining natural aesthetics in her work. With over 15 years of experience in the field, Kassie primarily focuses on editorial and advertising projects. Her extensive background includes not only retouching, but also 10 years of actively capturing her own photographs. This unique combination of skills provides her with a comprehensive understanding of how to produce exceptional final images. Devoted to her craft, Kassie now dedicates herself solely to her passion for retouching and is currently taking new freelance clients based on her availability.
- wwww.kassiejackson.com - Select Clients: Dior, Nike, Under Armour, Spotify, Milk Makeup, H&M, Levi’s, Sephora, Refinery29, Lululemon, Uniqlo, Peloton, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Nuuly, BHLDN, Net-A-Porter, Mr. Porter, The Outnet, Carolina Herrera - Select Publications: Vogue (US), Vogue (UA), Vogue (TW), Teen Vogue, Elle (MX), Marie Claire (US) , Paper, Nylon (US), Nylon (ID), L'Officiel (USA), L'Officiel (IN), L'Officiel (MY), Wonderland., Harper's BAZAAR (KZ), Cosmopolitan, People, Bustle, Porter Magazine, The Cut, The Zoe Report, InStyle, Schön!, Glamour, Billboard
- Amend and approve all retouching by the editorial team before passing final images off - Manager of the Assistant Editorial Retoucher - Retouch image requests from our Social Media Team to use across all social platforms - Select images to be used for paid media based on a monthly wireframe - Make image selections based on bi-weekly wireframes to be used for our T-Mall site -Attend bi-weekly T-Mall meetings to ensure that our marketing images align with product that we carry on their site - Transfer our editorial images for usage across our international sites on a weekly basis - Manage and delegate retouching requests from our Design Team - Make a weekly spreadsheet for the Buying Team to identify products based on editorial images - Work with the Buying Team to ensure that we only show accurate representations of our in stock items and make any changes needed (ie. color changes, length changes, etc.) - Work with the Partnership Team to make sure that any brands we are collaborating with are happy with our final images - Send the models, photographers, and agencies final retouched images from their shoots - Attend weekly marketing meetings to keep our team on schedule - Meet weekly with our Flats Team and E-Comm Team to plan for any last minute marketing requests - Back up all images to external hard drives to ensure long term accessibility - Systems Administrator for our Editorial servers
-Promoted to Editorial Retoucher in September 2017 - Work on images for different brands that Urban Outfitters collaborates with such as Calvin Klein, Adidas, Fila, Nike, etc. - Retouch all editorial images to be used in emails, lookbooks, leads, etc. - Edit beauty and accessory product images - Retouch on model beauty images involving detailed skin work - Create banners of editorial images for desktop and mobile usage - Occasionally work on e-comm images if help is needed - Created spreadsheets organizing all photoshoot information for the previous years through current projects
- Amend other retouchers' images for changes before they are uploaded to the website - Manage and retouch any images that are reshot by using the Jira Software - Schedule training sessions for our retouching team - Flag issues with other studio teams in order to improve workflow - One of only a few retouchers chosen to work on the Givenchy brand - Main retoucher for fine jewelry on both The Outnet and Net-A-Porter - Retouch social media images for Net-A-Porter, The Outnet, and Mr.Porter - Focus largely on consistent color correction with products to ensure customer satisfaction - Deal with file organization as well as uploading images to the company's server
- Promoted to Mid Level Retoucher in August 2015 - Retouch images of apparel and accessory items - Work with a large variety of brands such as Oscar de la Renta, Stella McCartney, J. Crew, etc. - Responsible for daily deadlines as well as maintaining high quality retouching - Focus largely on consistent color correction with products to ensure customer satisfaction - Deal with file organization as well as uploading images to the company's server