Kimberly Phipps

Hi, I'm Kimberly Phipps. I specialize in all things photographic. I work as an art director, photo editor, web editor, and writer.

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Who is Kimberly Phipps? A creative, results oriented professional with more than twelve years of experience in editing, photography, digital imaging, and project management. Career trend reveals a knack for leveraging technology to enhance the artistic process. Broad work experience reveals success in varied roles and produces an individual particularly adept in handling change and getting up to speed quickly. Excellent communication skills and effective trainer, mentor, writer, and presenter. Fluent in French, Expert level social media user and implementer.

Photo Editor, Writer at VroomGirls, LLC

January 2010 - Present

Photo Editor and Writer for Webby award-winning top automotive website for women.

Culinary Photography Editor at Jupiter Images

2007 - 2009

Photo Editor and Content Creator, Jupiterimages (acquired by Getty Images) 2007 - 2009 Built broad, diverse collection of online lifestyle imagery through producing wholly owned content and editing work from over 500 photographers. Directed and reinvigorated work of long time contributors, resulting in fresh, relevant imagery for extensive rights managed stock photo collection. Recruited, cultivated, and mentored new talent, negotiating contracts for several successful new photographers. Produced extensive research in current trends and history from vast online community, the current editorial market, trend reports, and current news events. Distilled information to produce images relevant to current image market. Expertise in writing provided marketing materials for sales, website, newsletter content, and content maps for photographers. Culinary specialist and keywording.

Premastering Editor at Technicolor Creative Services DVD, Burbank CA.

2004 - 2006

Editor responsible for final assembly of assets for commercial DVD production. Responsible for digital delivery of final product to all replicators. Product included major film and television titles from Disney, Dreamworks, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Brothers, both domestic and international titles.

Mac Media Specialist at Apple Computer, Inc

March 2002 - December 2004

Training and sales specialist for The Grove, Apple Computer's flagship store. Responsible for developing curriculum for workshops and presentations involving digital photography and filmmaking. Taught classes in digital video editing and digital imaging to both novices and industry professionals, in small training workshops and large public presentations. Trained other specialists in presentation and teaching skills.

Art Project Manager at MGA Entertainment

2002 - 2003

Managed art department for billion-dollar toy company. Provided art direction for photography for licensing, advertising, packaging, marketing, and trade shows. Managed all photography, art directed photo shoots, carefully maintaining brand integrity. Created in-house photo studio and was responsible for all digital image management. Supervised several artists and designers producing ads for publications, including The Hollywood Reporter, Target, Wal-Mart, as well as branding and marketing presentation pieces, contributing to $800 billion annual sales. Maintained excellent customer relations with vendors.

animation editor at Foundation Imaging

2000 - 2001

editor for Starship Troopers, Max Steele, and Dan Dare

animation editor at Sony Columbia Tristar Family Entertainment

1997 - 2000

Post Production Editor for television series, Max Steele and Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (UK) Created digital pipeline, produced animatics, edited dialogue, and was responsible for final broadcast episodes. Animated storyboard editor for 2 highly rated CGI animated television series, Emmy Nominated Roughnecks: The Starship Trooper Chronicles and Max Steele. using Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop.

Animation Software Quality Assurance and Testing at Rhythm & Hues

April 1997 - October 1999

Developed testing program for proprietary 3-D CGI character animation software in UNIX environment. Trained over 200 digital artists in techniques of continually evolving software. Worked with development team to investigate software performance in animation and UI development. Produced extensive on-line graphic documentation, using HTML and Photoshop. Production credits include Little Nicky, Mousehunt, and Babe 2: Pig in the City

Events Chair at ASPP, American Society of Picture Professionals

May 2011

Officer of ASPP West Coast, Los Angeles Responsible for program content and planning of special events for the professional photographic community.

Visual Specialist, Art Director at KP Productions

June 2009

Photography, web design, copywriting, art director and research for diverse clientele, including The Compassionate Eye Foundation, American Society of Picture Professionals, HBO's True Blood, and Glenoaks Education Foundation, Help for Haiti, Non-profit and volunteer projects raised over $100,000 for the building of new schools and libraries, locally and internationally.

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

1981 – 1985

HS diploma

Concentration: Theatre

The University of Texas at Austin

BA

Concentration: Journalism, Photography, French

The Sorbonne, Paris France

Concentration: Art History, French

Culinary, food, social media, art, French, design,