Freelance
Senior Digital Retoucher
2022 – Present
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Digital Retoucher and Production Artist with 15+ years of experience delivering high-end product, lifestyle, and beauty imagery for national brands across e-commerce, print, and marketing channels. Expert in color accuracy, complex compositing, background replacement, lighting correction, and maintaining visual consistency across large product collections. Highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop on MacOS with deep knowledge of color management, CMYK/RGB workflows, digital asset standards, and quality control. Proven collaborator who thrives in fast-paced studio environments, managing workflows, prioritizing multiple deliverables, and partnering closely with photographers, creative directors, and production teams to deliver exceptional imagery on tight deadlines.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Deliver high-end product and lifestyle retouching for commercial, advertising, and e-commerce clients.
- Perform advanced color correction and sample matching to ensure accurate representation of materials, fabrics, metals, and finishes.
- Execute complex compositing, background replacement, exposure blending, and environmental cleanup.
- Maintain consistent visual standards across multiple campaigns and product collections.
- Manage digital assets, metadata, naming conventions, and output specifications.
- Collaborate directly with photographers, creative teams, and clients to interpret creative direction and deliver polished final imagery.
Verizon
Senior Retoucher · Creative Marketing Group
2018 – 2022
- Led high-volume retouching for national campaigns across web, retail, and marketing channels.
- Executed advanced color matching, lighting balance, compositing, and product cleanup to maintain brand consistency.
- Built Photoshop action scripts and templates to streamline production workflows and increase efficiency.
- Maintained asset organization and metadata within internal DAM systems.
- Partnered closely with Associate Creative Directors, photographers, designers, and production teams to meet tight deadlines.
- Enforced quality control standards for color accuracy, file specs, and output consistency across deliverables.
- Supported multiple product lines simultaneously while maintaining visual integrity and production speed.
Conair LLC
Lead Retoucher
2016 – 2018
- Directed all aspects of beauty and product retouching for packaging and marketing imagery.
- Ensured consistent lighting, color accuracy, texture detail, and brand presentation across large product lines.
- Standardized retouching workflows, file standards, and color profiles.
- Managed production schedules and collaborated with internal creative teams to meet launch timelines.
thelab / McGarryBowen
Senior Retoucher
2010 – 2016
- Produced high-end retouching for national advertising campaigns across print and digital platforms.
- Specialized in beauty retouching, color fidelity, compositing, extensions, and silhouette work.
- Converted assets between RGB and CMYK for accurate print reproduction.
- Supported fast-paced agency production pipelines with high accuracy and reliability.
McCann Erickson
Freelance Senior Retoucher
2007 – 2010
- Delivered luxury beauty and product imagery for clients including Avon, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Movado, Tiffany, and Noritake.
- Focused on precise material reproduction, reflections, highlights, and texture realism.
- Collaborated with art directors and account teams under aggressive deadlines.