Nicole Eckert
Digital Artist / Character Designer / Freelancer
NJ, USAWork Experience
Atalanta Corporation
Freelance Product Photographer & Editor
• Photograph images of packages and products for the Atalanta and partnering company databases and POS materials
• Edit out neutral and complex backgrounds from images and create product-only PNGs and JPEGs
• Touch up packing with unwanted marks or damage
• Photoshop in extra products to boxes that were not entirely full when possible
• Edit out neutral and complex backgrounds from images and create product-only PNGs and JPEGs
• Touch up packing with unwanted marks or damage
• Photoshop in extra products to boxes that were not entirely full when possible
January 2022
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New Jersey, United States
Innovative Designs
Freelance Image & Product Photo Editor/Retoucher
• Edit and prepare product images for retail websites using licensed assets provided by Disney, Marvel, Minecraft, LOL Surprise, NBC's Friends, Nickelodeon, and more.
• Remove backgrounds from product photographs and touch up package imperfections
• Adjust color and lighting to improve image quality.
• Add shadowing to imply dimension, especially for head-on images.
• Adhere to various retailers' image specifications and file naming conventions.
• Remove backgrounds from product photographs and touch up package imperfections
• Adjust color and lighting to improve image quality.
• Add shadowing to imply dimension, especially for head-on images.
• Adhere to various retailers' image specifications and file naming conventions.
May 2022
- December 2022
New York, United States
Background Clean Up & Designer
Worked remotely with executive producer/director and creative team on an animated series pitch and pilot. As a background artist, I was responsible for cleaning up rough layouts and providing further design elements to enhance the artwork. These backgrounds will be present in both the pitch bible and the animated pilot sample.
December 2016
- May 2017
United States
Titmouse, Inc.
Intern
Assists with various tasks as needed in pre-production and production.
June 2014
- August 2014
New York, United States
Collaborative Student Project
Director
I served as director for the short "Hillbury Elementary Presents Cinderella." This was a school-related project involving myself and six other classmates. I also assisted the team in the animation, character design, clean-up and coloring. A representative from The Michael Sandy Foundation asked junior animation class to create a concept for a short that would be used for children's education. My animatic was chosen for production. The short will be available for viewing soon.
February 2014
- April 2014
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Education
Pratt Institute
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graduated with honors, major in Digital Arts/2D Animation and a minor in Creative Writing.
August 2011
- May 2015
New York, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Awards
Pratt Institute
Pratt Circle Award
2015
Skills
2D Animation,
After Effects,
Character Design,
Concept Art,
Creative Writing,
Digital Art,
Digital Drawing,
Digital Painting,
Drawing,
Photo Editing,
Photoshop,
Pre-Production,
Premiere Pro,
Stop Motion,
Storyboarding,
Video Editing,