Armond Aghakhani
Digital Asset Manager · Spiritual Gangster
Burbank, CA
In My Own Words
A passionate photographer who loves the outdoors and spends most of his free time trail hiking or camping. He grew up in southern California who was evolved in wide range of sports anything from Water Polo to BMX. At a young age he was introduced to photography taking pictures of his friends riding BMX bikes, skating or just 'falling in style'. While attending art school he worked at an architectural firm as a draftsman. Although he majored in graphic design, he started experimenting more with photography and incorporated it into his work.
Currently he is creative photographer in expertise in both film and digital formats. Previously played a role as a DigiTec, photo retoucher, and a digital assets manager. A individual who prides himself on lighting, composition, color consistence, and aesthetics. Collaborative key team player who thrives under pressure and welcomes new challenges. Accustomed to performing in a fast-paced environment including in a studio with an emphasis on ensuring projects are completed within a timely manner. An outside-the-box thinker who delivers innovative concepts optimizing visibility and profitability.
Work Experience
Digital Asset Manager
Spiritual Gangster2019 – Present
Provided expertise in photography, photo retouching and digital archiving. • Actively archiving and managing high volumes of assets in digital folders to maximize database functionality. • Photographing lifestyle and E-Commerce images for web and special promotional usage. • Digitech, naming/organizing images during photoshoots. • Color correcting assets to match current campaign with Capture One. • Coordinating assets with photo retouchers, and other creatives. • Retouching and manipulating images using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Capture One. • Exporting assets for Sales and Marketing team. • Updating imagery for Direct-to-Consumer and Wholesale websites (Shopify and NuOrder). • Updating metadata using Capture One and Bridge.
Freelance Photographer
Rouge & Rogue2016 – 2019
Ongoing beauty and product photographer for e-commerce and social media campaigns • Perfect skin retouching for beauty images using programs likes Capture One and Photoshop • Taking macro pictures of new products like prosthetic eyelashes, makeup brushes, and other reflective cosmetic products • Manipulating & creating new images to match current marketing concepts to asset the design and social media team • Managing all images to match current and old inventory
Graphic Designer / Photography Editor
A.Ché / Parisa USA2013 – 2017
Designing layouts for online, print, and different social media platforms. Retouching images for both e-commerce and editorial campaigns. • Location scouting, directing photoshoots and personally retouching product and editorial images. • Identify selects which needed to be retouched on and off set. • Adjusting, color correcting and manipulating images using software like Capture One, Photoshop, and Lightroom. • Actively backing-up and managing all images in digital folders to maximize database functionality. • Provided expertise as a photo editor with a daily heavy workload, managing large volume of images on weekly bases, responsible for delivering edited images on strict, deadlines. • Designing all forms of collateral for upcoming events like large banners, catalogs, posters, and other forms of web advertisement.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Photographer
Ingenious Giants2009 – 2012
Provided behind the scenes photography, collateral design, concept and information design, working with the client team to understand project goals and translate them into creative project ideas. • Collaborated on material and branding design to ensure quality branding management. • Maintained photographic quality for online and print articles, acting as sole Photo Editor.
Graphic Designer & Photographer
Mass Canvas2011 – 2012
Developed social network layout, web banners, prepress, lifestyle/product photography and photo retouching. • Utilized photography expertise to coordinate photoshoots. • Maintaining the quality of images captured by color correcting and manipulating images. • Proofing silkscreen prints by color correcting and separating before designs were set to final production. • Photographed subjects and product for online campaigns usage.
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