With over a decade in production and marketing, I blend analytical and creative skills. My work ethic thrives in collaboration, with a specialism in Photoshop and a keen eye for detail. I'm known for strong communication, organizational skills, and adaptability in fast-paced environments, ensuring efficiency and high-quality outcomes. My commitment to excellence drives me to produce work that I take great pride in continually. Basically, I make cool sh*t so you can love the way your brand shows up.

Amber Andrews

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With over a decade in production and marketing, I blend analytical and creative skills. My work ethic thrives in collaboration, with a specialism in Photoshop and a keen eye for detail. I'm known for strong communication, organizational skills, and adaptability in fast-paced environments, ensuring efficiency and high-quality outcomes. My commitment to excellence drives me to produce work that I take great pride in continually. Basically, I make cool sh*t so you can love the way your brand shows up.

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With over a decade in production and marketing, I blend analytical and creative skills. My work ethic thrives in collaboration, with a specialism in Photoshop and a keen eye for detail.

I’m known for strong communication, organizational skills, and adaptability in fast-paced environments, ensuring efficiency and high-quality outcomes. My commitment to excellence drives me to produce work that I take great pride in continually. Basically, I make cool sh*t so you can love the way your brand shows up.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner, Director, CEO at Andrews Artistry
January 1, 2013 - Present
Director, Photographer, Designer, and Retoucher • Working for companies as a freelance artist, often off-site. • Offer a wide spectrum of visual services including photography, videography, design, and retouching work • Larger projects include pre-planning, art direction, photography/video, post production and file formatting Clients include Radio Flyer, Century Link, GTT, Kistler Records, Orchesis Dance Company, and Airborne Gymnastics, among others. view examples of this work in my portfolio: www.andrewsartistry.com Director, Photographer, Designer, and Retoucher • Working for companies as a freelance artist, often off-site. • Offer a wide spectrum of visual services including photography, videography, design, and retouching work • Larger projects include pre-planning, art direction, photography/video, post production and file formatting Clients include Radio Flyer, Century Link, GTT, Kistler Records, Orchesis Dance Company, and Airborne Gymnastics, among others. view examples of this work in my portfolio: www.andrewsartistry.com Skills: Photo Retouching · Branding & Identity · Digital Compositing · Commercial Photography · Graphic Design
Freelance Retoucher & Finishing Artist at Starz
September 1, 2022 - July 1, 2024
• Retouching thousands of images for digital, print, and OOH executions, along with contributing to key art and gallery compositions to support Marketing and Creative Services teams • Color correcting, tone matching, clean up and composite work for shows such as Party Down, Step Up, Dangerous Liasons, Ghost and Outlander • Retouching thousands of images for digital, print, and OOH executions, along with contributing to key art and gallery compositions to support Marketing and Creative Services teams • Color correcting, tone matching, clean up and composite work for shows such as Party Down, Step Up, Dangerous Liasons, Ghost and Outlander Skills: Photo Retouching · Digital Compositing
Photo Manager & Senior Retoucher at Craftsy (formerly Bluprint)
September 1, 2018 - July 1, 2020
• Started off as Senior Retoucher and left the company as the Photo Director, while continuing to maintain my workload of retouching. • Created templated PSD files to make quick work of color changing for products. • As manager of the team, I created an environment of growth and ownership so that each member would be encouraged to do their most creative work. • Organized work from home for each team member during COVID, orchestrated a studio move amidst several changes in leadership. And we didn’t miss a single deadline. • Helped identify brand imagery during transition from Craftsy (arts and crafts focused) to Bluprint (learn it make it). Used marketing testing and social metrics to determine what type of imagery was most successful. • We went from 60 completed requests in the month February of 2019 to 147 completed requests in the month of October 2019, and we had cut 2 freelance photographers during that time. • Started off as Senior Retoucher and left the company as the Photo Director, while continuing to maintain my workload of retouching. • Created templated PSD files to make quick work of color changing for products. • As manager of the team, I created an environment of growth and ownership so that each member would be encouraged to do their most creative work. • Organized work from home for each team member during COVID, orchestrated a studio move amidst several changes in leadership. And we didn’t miss a single deadline. • Helped identify brand imagery during transition from Craftsy (arts and crafts focused) to Bluprint (learn it make it). Used marketing testing and social metrics to determine what type of imagery was most successful. • We went from 60 completed requests in the month February of 2019 to 147 completed requests in the month of October 2019, and we had cut 2 freelance photographers during that time. Skills: Photo Retouching · Digital Compositing · Commercial Photography
Digital Photo Retoucher at Shane Co.
September 1, 2015 - September 1, 2018
• Created processes to make retouching more flexible ie designers could move products into any other image without requests. • Developed such a strong eye for color matching that I was the only one Bobbi Shane trusted to do one of a kind gemstones. • Researched and created a system for retouchers to act as digital techs on set as needed, using an iPad with a wireless transfer of images from the camera. • Quickly and efficiently worked through the entire back catalog of product to update to new, more realistic, standards. • Collaborated with other members of marketing to develop campaign concepts, which were presented to leadership. One of the concepting groups I worked with also kick started the first LGBTQIA+ focused campaign for Pride month. www.shaneco.com • Created processes to make retouching more flexible ie designers could move products into any other image without requests. • Developed such a strong eye for color matching that I was the only one Bobbi Shane trusted to do one of a kind gemstones. • Researched and created a system for retouchers to act as digital techs on set as needed, using an iPad with a wireless transfer of images from the camera. • Quickly and efficiently worked through the entire back catalog of product to update to new, more realistic, standards. • Collaborated with other members of marketing to develop campaign concepts, which were presented to leadership. One of the concepting groups I worked with also kick started the first LGBTQIA+ focused campaign for Pride month. www.shaneco.com Skills: Photo Retouching · Digital Compositing
Owner & Director at Andrews Artistry
January 1, 2015 - November 22, 2025
As CEO, Creative Director, and multi-discipline artist at Andrews Artistry, I lead a digital production studio focusing on elevating brand imagery through expert retouching, digital artistry, and photography. We blend photography, videography, design, and stop motion to craft brand narratives for clients such as Radio Flyer, Soona, Fancy Tiger Crafts, Boppy, Wit and West, Metro Vein Center, and Cover Girl. Our services span from pre-production planning through post-production, including art direction, production, editing, and precise file formatting, with a focus on intricate composites, finishing art, and photo animation.
Creative & Managing Director at Feel the Beat
August 1, 2022 - November 22, 2025
Creative lead for Feel the Beat, a nonprofit dance studio. Directed all creative strategy and execution to ensure accessible and inclusive dance experiences. Orchestrated virtual performances, overseeing video production and editing; completed photo and video shoots to bolster marketing projects; developed a training platform for instructors; refreshed brand identity with a brand guide; generated content for social media campaigns and various marketing initiatives; managed website design and functionality.
Photo Retoucher & Finishing Artist at Starz Entertainment
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
At Starz, I collaborated with the retouching team to create engaging visuals for marketing and streaming services, enhancing the company’s reputation for high-quality entertainment content. Completed retouching thousands of images for digital, print, and out-of-home (OOH) campaigns. Contributed to key art composites and gallery compositions to support Marketing and Creative Services. Tasks included color correcting, tone matching, clean-up, and composite work for shows such as Party Down, Step Up, Dangerous Liaisons, Shining Vale, Ghost, Minx, Run the World, and Outlander.
Photo Lead & Senior Photo Retoucher at Craftsy
July 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020
As Photo Lead & Senior Photo Retoucher at Craftsy (formerly Bluprint, NBC), advanced from Senior Retoucher to Photo Lead, consistently managing a full retouching workload and driving the visual content quality for a leading online craft education platform. Drove efficiencies by templating color-changing product files and increased the photo team’s output by 250%. Successfully transitioned assets to a new Digital Asset Management system after extensive evaluation. Fostered development and accountability among team members through leadership and mentorship. Managed the studio’s relocation and transition to remote work during COVID-19, ensuring deadlines were met without disruption.

Education

BFA at California Polytechnic State University
June 10, 2011
Concentration in Photography and Digital Imaging
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design at State University
September 1, 2007 - June 1, 2011

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Retail, Other, Consumer Goods, Software & Internet
    uniE621 Sith Happens
    This project wasn’t for any real client, which I’m sure you can tell by the fact that it’s written by a Star Wars character. But I’m a huge Star Wars fan and wanted to share my love of the franchise with other artists on May the 4th. I was inspired by adding boba into the scene (a callout to another Star Wars character) and making Vader feel a bit more personal, so you get some insight to his personal character outside of the empire. As for tools I used to create this piece, it’s done completely in Photoshop using stock imagery and digital brush work. This is my favorite medium since it pulls both of my favorite art forms: photography and painting! I began this piece in 2018 as an acrylic painting and reworked it in 2023 as a photographic composite.
    uniE621 Through the Storm
    This is a poster that was created in 2022 for a local dance studio for their spring showcase. Their theme was “overcoming” after a hard year dealing with the pandemic. I took a photograph of the dancers outside of their studio and used that to place into a composited scene. The goal of the image was to show them overcoming difficulties as a team, holding up their fellow dancer as she tips toward the edge of the cliff. I then treated the typography to showcase the storm through the text, mimicking the message of “through the storm”. In addition to this poster, I also created a video that was presented at the beginning of the showcase and an illustrated version of the graphic that was printed on merchandise for the dancers.
    uniE621 Repulsion
    This was an illustration I created back in 2017 as a passion project. Roman Polanski’s repulsion is a 60’s horror film about a woman who has a pathological fear of interacting with men. It mainly follows her point of view primarily in her apartment as she progressively drives herself mad thinking people are attempting to break into her apartment. I fell in love with the bizarre nature of the film and decided to create an homage to its unique filmmaking with eery elements and a typographic nod to 60’s design. This was illustrated in photoshop. graphicdesigner illustrator designer
    uniE621 Petals of Love
    A self-driven project I made a month ago. I knew I wanted to push myself into other genres of storytelling and decided I was missing lighthearted rom com designs in my portfolio. I wanted really bold contrasting colors to pull the readers attention. This was created with stock imagery, painted shadows, stock texture and illustrative flourishes to customize the font. graphicdesigner designer
    uniE621 Jungle Book
    This illustration is busy like the dense jungle with vignette leading the viewers eye to where Mowgli sits at the center. I chose a playful font reminiscent of children’s literature to finalize the piece. Completed in photoshop.
    uniE621 The Enchanted Atelier
    This project was inspired by a chapter I read in the book “Her Body and Other Parties” by my favorite author, Carmen Maria Machado. I pictured it immediately as a movie poster for an adaptation of this short story. I started with stock photography to build the scene, then I photographed elements to add to the story and composited those together to complete the scene. The biggest challenge in this project was the dramatic lighting, which I accomplished with many photoshop layers! graphicdesigner photo
    uniE621 Dracula
    Dracula was a passion project where I wanted to play with type-specific design work. The classic story gives the reader a sense of unease and fear so I knew I wanted the type design to reflect that. I decided to intentionally leave little breathing room in the composition to communicate claustrophobia and discomfort. I also wanted to incorporate blood somewhere and the vertical line from the ‘A’ felt like a subtle enough places to do that. This was created in Photoshop. graphicdesigner designer illustrator
    uniE621 Digital Roots
    This illustration was painted in gouache then finalized in photoshop in 2015 for a private commission fine art piece. The direction was open ended as long as it represented a visual contrast of modern technology and nature. It was originally illustrated as a stand alone fine art piece so there wasn’t a lot of room for type. I decided it would be fun to re-work this piece as a non-fiction book cover relating to separation of our digital age and our natural environment and I created a fake scientist author name who may have written this book. I pushed the robot figure back in space to allow breathing room for the title and author name.
    uniE621 Michael Kiwanuka Album
    I illustrated this in photoshop during the pandemic as a passion project. I wanted to expand my portfolio with portrait specific work. At the time I was in love with the passionate and heart wrenching voice of Michael Kiwanuka. This illustration originally didn’t have type and I wanted to further complete it as a vinyl cover design so I re-worked the composition a bit to allow space. Google fonts had a nice multi-line typeface that mimicked the line work and I further drew extending lines for a more fun, playful design. -Brooke
    uniE621 Alice in Wonderland
    This was another self-driven portfolio piece. The goal was to further combine photoshop compositing and illustrative skillsets where the real world takes up most of the image and the illustrative wonderland is peaking out through the door. After a bit of trial and error I landed on a simpler illustration design so that it would still be readable in a smaller space and I leaned into a paper-cut out illustration style. The type is a handwritten google font with some added flourish to communicate the fantastical nature of the story. All components were created in photoshop. photo graphicdesigner designer illustrator