Gina Ienopoli

Editorial Designer

Elysium Magazine

October 2025 - Present

• Complied all artists, models, and photographers works and laid out into a 34-page editorial magazine with a visual story
• Revised copy to correct grammatically errors, have a consistent brand voice, and bolded important keywords for readers
• Scouted and managed all assets like images, stock photos, with a creative commons licensing and proper permissions
• Clip-pathing Pantone colors with the pen tool for illustrations for a consistent brand style of Greek mythology
• Implementing brand’s font face with a set hierarchy so typographically is consistent and legible

Judge for Long Island Fair’s Competitive Exhibit

Old Bethpage Village Restoration

August 2022 - September 2025

• Analyzed artworks from artists in kindergarten to high school, and adults in categories for certain mediums by comparing growth, skill, color usage, and creative techniques amongst the collective
• Recorded all 250+ entries with their achievements and/or comments from paper to a digital database

Painting Instructor

Puff Long Island's Puff and Paint

November 2024

• Instructed 15 adult students for free hand acrylic painting classes using simplistic, easy to follow directions, and while allowing them to branch off in their own creative decisions
• Gave one on one personal critiques for each student to guide them towards achieving an artistic goal
• Set up the supplies and materials in same order for easy access and directive in instructions
• Compiled a list of materials with links to product page, and expenses with cost per student in Excel for client’s event

Website Designer

Sueey Gutierrez - Client

July 2020 - November 2024

• Produced site using Squarespace as a host, and CSS for custom website design elements
• Optimized SEO using keywords, alt text, meta descriptions, title tags, and interlinking strategy for over 100 listings
• Shot using digital imaging equipment and edited in image processing software for multiple lifestyle images of the client and her artwork for size reference, with revisions included
• Edited copy for a brand voice and style that is recognizable across the entire website

Mural Painter

American Flag Mural Client Commission

August 2024 - October 2024

• Took measurements and photos of working canvas walls, then produced a revised design before painting onto surface
• Painted a flag with clouds in a realistic style, indoors, on a 8ft x 10ft wall, and hand letter a quote with clouds as well on a 12ft x 1ft beam using acrylic paint and sealant

Wesbite Designer

De Anna Edmund - Client

January 2023 - January 2024

• Produced site using GitHub as a host, with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files
• Revised and edited copy client sent for more consistency, with a professional voice

Product Photographer and Editor

Hirshleifers

May 2023 - October 2023

• Produced 130+ high-quality product images daily using a studio camera with strobes for lighting for high-end brands: Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Casablanca, Loewe, and many more
• Collaborated with a photo-stylist, managers, and editors in the studio to ensure the highest results
• Ensured workflows and file management are properly executed through Capture One for an easier file naming process and organizing digital assets into their associated brand folder
• Scheduled proper prioritization for products to be photographed with brand launches and in-house requests
• Identified and worked to resolve challenges in the photo studio, shipping, sales floor, and office while implementing long-term improvements and solutions
• Edited digital images in Photoshop using clip-pathing, liquifying, and other photo manipulation skills
• Supervised and troubleshooted issues with all photographic equipment and image processing software

Product Photographer and Retoucher

Safavieh

June 2021 - May 2023

• Coordinated team to relocate items and utilize various photography aids to produce high-quality photography
• Produced 100+ product photos for 10-12 furniture and accessories daily in a studio setting
• Assisted in all photographic equipment maintenance, such as cameras, strobes, batteries, and boards
• Established and applied photo guidelines that are met by providing notes to editors and photographers
• Retouched digital images using pen-tool clipping paths to silhouette products, crop for white space, using spot healing brush and clone stamp for imperfections, color correction, and liquify tool
• Revised digital image edits from an external retouching vendor and retouched any errors

Mural Painter

Fire Island Octopus Mural Client Commission

May 2020 - September 2021

• Painted an octopus with a bottle of wine in a monochrome realistic style, outdoors, using acrylic paint and sealant on a 12ft x 8ft wall

Photographer

Lifetouch National Photography

September 2020 - June 2021

• Set up equipment in a fast-paced work environment while keeping guidelines in mind
• Photographed 20-150 portraits per day for school picture day
• Acted as a role model to instruct, students, and faculty, how to pose and to fix little details in their appearance to follow Covid-free friendly protocol

Exhibited at the "Skeleton Crawl" with "A Warmth a Creator Could Never Give"

The Gallery 198

October 2025

Exhibited art, live painted, and curated flyers for Meetup

Brooklyn Art Meetup - Maria Hernandez Park

August 2025 - September 2025

Exhibited at "2 hot 2 handle" with "A Warmth a Creator Could Never Give"

The Rooftop Art Gala - Lower East Side Manhattan

July 2025

Featured in Women's History Month Digital Gallery with "Galaxy Demon"

LBNY Arts Council

March 2024

Finalist for Photography with one photograph from the "Abandonded" Series

Juxtapoz's High Art

2018

Performed in Competitive Painting Competition

Art Battle NYC

2017 - 2018

Exhibited for "Dystopia" Exhibition for Photography with "Feeling Alive"

The Patchogue Arts Council

2017

Sponsored to Street Paint and featured in Newsday Article

East End Arts

2017

Semifinalist for Photography wuth "Abandonded" Series

Adobe Design Achievement Awards

2016

Shortlisted in Youth for Photography, and Exhibited at Somerset House, London with "The Idealist"

Sony World Photography Awards

2016

Exhibited for Photography and Illustration, to Help End Child Trafficking with "The Idealist", "My Moon", and "Feeling Alive"

Fashion Week New York S/S 2017 in Holy Apostles Gallery

2016

Exhibited and Auctioned in "Colors of Long Island" for Photography

The Long Island Museum

2015

Silver Key for Photography and Digital Art

Scholastic Art Awards

2015

1st in People/Animals, 2nd in Landscapes, and 3rd in Monochrome for Photography

PFLI Youth Showcase

2015

Grand Prize for Photography with "The Canvas Glance"

Annual Gurwin Photo Contest

2014