NEXT DIGITAL ARTISTS-Sofia Campuzano For Elle MEXICO featuring Gucci
NEXT DIGITAL ARTISTS-FrankNitty3000 personal work
NEXT DIGITAL ARTISTS- Tom Wandrag the creator of Kendall Jenner avatar for Burberry’s CGI Monogram campaign during covid lockdown in 2020.
NEXT DIGITAL ARTISTS- FASHGIF for Anya Hindmarch
About Gina
Director, Next Artists & Next Digital - Next Model Management, NYC.
Entrepreneurial beauty, fashion & lifestyle executive with over 20 years of experience.
Expertise in launching and running 5M+ yearly creative talent business.
Director, Next Artists and Next Digital since 2013. Managing the careers of the industry’s top hairstylists, makeup artists, art directors, fashion stylists, illustrators, animators, and digital artists.
In 2017 expanded the Next Artists business with the addition of Next Digital. Pioneering the importance of representing talent specifically in the digital space.
Continued digital expansion in 2020 with the signing of CGI artist Tom Wandrag, the artist responsible for creating Kendall Jenner’s avatar for Burberry’s Monogram CGI campaign during Covid lockdown. Tom created Kendall’s avatar by using cell phone images alone. Tom also created Duckie Thot’s avatar for Harrods “Future of Digital Fashion” immersive retail experience in 2021.
Continued expansion in 2023 by partnering with some of the top A.I. studios from around the world.
Deep understanding on how to apply Digital Art, CGI and A.I. technology creatively to social media, eCommerce, events, shows, retail and runway.
Thoughtful examination and understanding on how to incorporate the benefits of A.I. technology, while continuing to use traditional creative methods and humans for a more interesting and secure future.
Representing Digital Artists: Including: runway sensation, FASHGIF, Gucci's #24HourAce campaign artists Frank Nitty3000, Best selling author: “Coco Chanel, The Illustrated World of Fashion” illustrator & animator, Megan Hess, Elle Mexico digital creative director Sofia Campuzano, Vogue Italia collage & GIF artists Luca Mainini, legally blind digital effects artists DARKANGELONE and Brazilian celebrity illustrator, animator and brand collaborator ANA STRUMPF to name a few.
Management of budgets, processes and partnerships for digital creative including negotiations within fashion, beauty, lifestyle & gaming brands.
Collaborations with digital fashion apps including Dress X and the Fabricant.
Digital clients include: Vogue, Tod’s, Kate Spade, Dsquared2, J.Crew, Lafayette 148, Elle, Birks, Bombay Gin, New & Lingwood, Shopbop, Tommy Hilfiger.
Established relationships within traditional fashion and beauty brands, casting directors, model agents, talent agents, creative directors, photographers, and art buyers.
Prior experience: In 2006 recruited by John Caplan, then President of Ford Models to launch the Ford Artists business in N.Y. as director. The financial growth created by Ford Artists helped secure the successful sale of Ford models to Stone Tower Equity in 2009.
Created Ford’s Fashion Week Beauty Suite in September, 2008. Invited the industry’s top influencers, models, clients and celebrities attending fashion week to be pampered by Ford talent. Added Next Artists Fashion Week Beauty Lounge digital magazine in September, 2013. Overseeing casting, creative & production.
CONTACT:
ginad@nextmodels.com or ginamduckworth@gmail.com
nextmanagement.com