Wojciech Kropidlowski's Profile
15 years commercial experience in the design industry with core skills in Artwork and Retouch. He has been responsible for preparing print ready doc ...more 15 years commercial experience in the design industry with core skills in Artwork and Retouch. He has been responsible for preparing print ready documents, magazines, adverts, leaflets, and more recently graphics for online use, across both retail and business to business sectors. In his current role as Head or Reprographics he is not only a prolific worker, but is also the person people turn to if problems need resolving, and a mentor to junior members of the team. Dedicated and approachable, Wojciech has proven himself to be an asset to his employers by consistently delivering above and beyond expectations. He now seeks an opportunity that will enable him to further develop his skills. Work 2008 - present Kitbag - europe's leading online sports store Responsibilities Head of Reprographic Department - responsible for high quality of about 50 000 images a year: cropping, pathing, colour balancing, retouching, preparing images for web and print, co-ordination and organization of work within The Repro Dept., preparing high quality images which are then supplied to Photolink Creative Group - Kitbag's live images supplier. Also: Responsible for reorganising and improving the work strategy of the Reprographic Dept. Creation of style guide to ensure cropping and styling consistency. Management of a team of 4, issuing work load and ensuring that the minimum of 250 images a day are cropped and are ready to go live. Retouching images for the season catalogues: colour balancing, changing colour of product, altering images to brand specifications, proofing artwork Clients include: Manchester Utd., Chelsea FC, Celtic FC, Aston Villa FC, Portsmouth FC, West Ham Utd., Formula 1, RFU English Rugby, Wimbledon Tennis, Golf Stores, Nike, Umbro, Adidas, Puma, etc. hide