Erika Nina Suárez

This role is a client-facing position responsible for capturing, retouching, archiving, and delivering a wide range of digital assets for the University of Texas at Arlington’s Multimedia, Marketing, and Messaging teams.

• Coordinated and photographed images for "It Takes a Maverick" highway billboard campaign
• Coordinated and produced ad imagery in collaboration with PepsiCo in March of 2023
• Led creative direction for all client-facing publications in 2022-2023
• Day-to-day collaboration with art directors, writers, graphic designers, freelance photographers, and illustrators to develop concepts that resonated with target audiences
• Optimized, upgraded, and provided routine maintenance of state-of-the-art studio photo equipment, including Nikon z9 cameras and Profoto/Godox Lighting Kits

Photographer for various news organizations and internationally recognized brands, with a focus on unique on-trend style preferences, individual aesthetics, and timely client delivery.

• Executed stylistic brand shoot in collaboration with Nike's 2023 digital campaign
• Appointed by The Wall Street Journal to photograph leading Epidemiologist Dr. Erin Carlson for online feature
• Listed among the "Twenty Women Film Photographers You Need to Know in 2022" by Analog Forever Magazine
• Photographed Meow Wolf for the Texas Observer November feature story
• Coordinated "Heirs of the Sexual Revolution" for New York Magazine print issue in 2016
• Maintained and shared portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities with potential customers.
• Assisted clients in selecting poses, wardrobes, and backgrounds to photograph different looks, concepts, and locations.

Lighting and grip assistant assigned on an individual case basis in order to assist freelance photographers and set designers in executing their creative visions by using industry-level lighting techniques, for high-level photo production shoots.

• Performed proper maintenance of lighting equipment, ensuring safety and quality operations.
• Worked with other lighting technicians in set-up and operation of lighting during shoot production.
• Analyzed and interpreted lighting director's plans as well as detailed notes from set designers.