Hi there! I’m a bilingual visual storyteller with 26 years in New Zealand and 18 years as a professional photographer. I bring a refined “pro eye” to every shot, blending technical labeling with creative storytelling to produce precise, high-quality visual data. I currently work as an approved Outlier AI annotator with a high QA rating, applying cross-cultural insights to training data for elite computer vision models. Outside labeling, I teach Visual Arts and DigiTech at Te Kura Pounamu and operate as a freelance photographer and videographer across weddings, events, and corporate shoots in New Zealand. I’m passionate about accuracy, collaboration, and helping teams translate complex visuals into clear, impactful results.

Oliver Lee

Hi there! I’m a bilingual visual storyteller with 26 years in New Zealand and 18 years as a professional photographer. I bring a refined “pro eye” to every shot, blending technical labeling with creative storytelling to produce precise, high-quality visual data. I currently work as an approved Outlier AI annotator with a high QA rating, applying cross-cultural insights to training data for elite computer vision models. Outside labeling, I teach Visual Arts and DigiTech at Te Kura Pounamu and operate as a freelance photographer and videographer across weddings, events, and corporate shoots in New Zealand. I’m passionate about accuracy, collaboration, and helping teams translate complex visuals into clear, impactful results.

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Hi there! I’m a bilingual visual storyteller with 26 years in New Zealand and 18 years as a professional photographer. I bring a refined “pro eye” to every shot, blending technical labeling with creative storytelling to produce precise, high-quality visual data. I currently work as an approved Outlier AI annotator with a high QA rating, applying cross-cultural insights to training data for elite computer vision models.

Outside labeling, I teach Visual Arts and DigiTech at Te Kura Pounamu and operate as a freelance photographer and videographer across weddings, events, and corporate shoots in New Zealand. I’m passionate about accuracy, collaboration, and helping teams translate complex visuals into clear, impactful results.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Marketing Assistant at Auckland Normal Intermediate
February 1, 2020 - Present
Created promotional videos on a regular basis; graphic design for school events and activities; STEAM teaching assistance including digital imaging and graphic design.
Product Operation Executive at STUFF
October 1, 2018 - November 1, 2019
First-tier operational support for all digital advertising, and pre-sales querying from external and internal clients on Stuff website and mobile apps. Ensured all confirmed client campaign bookings were booked in an accurate and timely manner. Maintained a working campaign tracker that highlights all current campaigns and their status. Troubleshooting and optimized campaigns when needed.
Digital Admin at Fairfax Media
August 1, 2016 - October 1, 2018
Responsible for digital advertisements of national community papers, rural presses, and agriculture publications on Neighbourly platform - from individual URLs to e-Edition banners, zero pages, email pointers and other digital products.
Videographer/Photographer at Fairfax Media
November 1, 2010 - August 1, 2016
Filming and editing videos for Suburban Newspapers on both journalism and commercial projects. Also covered Fairfax Media sponsored events such as Magazine Awards, Cuisine Good Food Awards and Women of Influence Awards etc.
Creative Coordinator at Suburban Newspapers
May 1, 2007 - November 1, 2010
Liaising with sales reps, clients and prepress team to ensure all booked ads were published on time and in the right specification.
Annotator (Language, Visual, Audio, Moving Image) at Outlier AI
May 1, 2024 - Present
Freelance annotator with high QA rating; approved for the AETHER project; handles language, visual, audio, and moving image annotation.
Visual Arts and Technology Kaiako / Teacher at Te Kura Pounamu
May 1, 2022 - Present
Qualified and registered Visual Arts and Technology kaiako/teacher; teaching junior and NCEA level 1 visual arts, DigiTech and level 2 photography; Kaimanaaki role for pastoral care.
Freelance photographer at Self-employed / Freelance
November 1, 2007 - Present
Wedding photography; Event and corporate photography; Videography.
Photographer at Fairfax Media / Stuff Ltd
May 1, 2007 - October 1, 2019
Photographer – events (Women of Influence Awards, Cuisine Good Food etc); Creative coordinator; Online marketing operation; Videographer – NZ Trucking Magazine, NZ Boating Magazine, Cuisine Magazine etc.
Photographer (part time) – product at Repco
August 1, 2005 - April 1, 2007
Photographer (part time) – product
Partner Photographer at Snappr.com
April 1, 2023 - Present
Partner Photographer – Customer rating 4.9; One of the best photographers in Auckland area.
Contract Photographer at AirBnB.com
April 1, 2012 - August 1, 2016
Contract Photographer
Contributing Photographer at Getty Image/iStock
October 1, 2009 - Present
Contributing Photographer

Education

Bachelor of Art and Design at Auckland University of Technology
February 1, 2003 - November 1, 2005
Bachelor of Art and Design at AUT
September 1, 2002 - April 1, 2005
Bachelor of Computer Science at Hua Qiao University
September 1, 1987 - August 1, 1991

Qualifications

Google Digital Garage
January 11, 2030 - January 9, 2026
Google AdWords
January 11, 2030 - January 9, 2026
Google Analytics
January 11, 2030 - January 9, 2026
HubSpot: Social Media
January 11, 2030 - January 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Travel & Hospitality, Retail