Jef Harris

·  Completed 10+ successful AI generation-based image and video jobs on the UpWork platform.

·  Galaxy Psychic and Crystal Fairs – Created an AI commercial campaign for 24 major Canadian cities. Used ChatGPT, Flux, WAN2.2, ChaterBox TTS, ComfyUI, and NLE to deliver 24 localized spots.

·  Good To Great Schools Australia – Created stock photos using MidJourney and the Flux Dev model with photoshop retouching and Topaz Labs for upscaling and print ready output.

·  ComfyUI workflow consultation – Worked with individuals in the television, film, fashion and products industry to craft and test custom ComfyUI workflows that included ControlNET and LORA nodes.

·  AI Music videos. – Created 3 music videos, one for the folk-rock Singer Lindsay Ferguson, the Canadian Bhangra music group “Josh”, and the Polish music duo “ZM99”. For the AI preproduction workflow, I Utilized ComfyUI, MidJourney, and RunwayGen3, Kling, and WAN2.1.

·  Collaborated with an international team of AI artists to produce, quality fashion images for online stores.

·  Utilized AI tools like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Firefly to create fashion models tailored to client requests, enhancing clothing visuals using Stable Diffusion and Adobe Photoshop.

·  Designed professional and captivating locations using Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Firefly, and Dali.

·  Maintained a resource database and conducted daily research on emerging AI tools.

·  Specialized in prompt engineering, creating accurate prompts to align with client needs; used ChatGPT for prompt generation, brainstorming, and providing image descriptions.

·  Developed expertise in crafting consistent faces, detailed clothing, and natural poses for models, placing them in engaging, fun, or professionally styled backgrounds.

·  Oversaw 15 television and film projects, including Caillou, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Tom and Jerry, and the film Pirate’s Passage, while working with a diverse team of 20-30 animators.

·  Leveraged Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Motion to manipulate, splice, and sync 10-50 scenes daily, adding visual effects, and dialog to complete 1 full episode a week.

·  Collaborated with a team of 2-5 production coordinators to meet deadlines, implement best practices, and uphold the integrity of the company vision ensuring compliance with project budgets of $2MM-$3MM.

·  Reduced the number of retakes by 60% through the consistent execution of thorough quality control measures, including conducting screenings and performing quality control on 40-100 scenes.

·  Effectively implemented changes to 20-50 scenes per day based on feedback from directors.

·  Guided a creative team to establish and operate a streetwear clothing company, overseeing every phase from ideation to launch, including formulating the brand’s appearance and style which contributed to annual profiles of over 500K in sales.

·  Conducted intricate professional photo shoots that generated over 500 premium images for print and digital projects using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for picture editing with an efficient turnaround time.

·  Efficiently processed tens of thousands of raw digital images from diverse events, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and expert use of image editing software to produce visually appealing results, typically narrowing down to less than 100 for prompt release.

·  Deployed and sustained over 100 clothing products on the online store and crafted daily blog content, utilizing platforms such as Magento and WordPress, to provide a cohesive brand experience and effectively display products.

·  Established and managed multiple payment gateways, including PayPal, Stripe, Square, and Woo Commerce, ensuring seamless online transactions and timely dispute resolution.

• Managed a team of marketers in house as well as remotely for an iPhone accessory product.

• Planned, developed, and maintained the online store using Shopify platform.

• Videography, Edited short videos, interviews, sizzle reels, and motion graphics for advertising pitches and client projects while maintaining visual identity, personality and tone of the brand.

• Edited promotional videos, commercials, interviews, and animated graphics.

• Developed SEO campaigns, analytics, keyword research, social media strategy, and link building.

• Responsible for all photography including photos for staff, products, company and client events, and promotional material for business pitches and advertising.

• Provided training and assistance to employees on the eCommerce website, Facebook page and WordPress blog for issues such as broken links, navigation issues, accessibility, SEO and SEM.

• Provided assistance to employees for posting of written content on various websites and blogs and key electronic communications.

Music Film and Media Fundamentals, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Graduated with honours.

Understand learners needs, the importance of context, lesson planning, teaching skills, assessment and reflection.