Katie Anderson : Senior Photo Retoucher and Brand Lead

Experience

Straub Collaborative – Senior Photo Retoucher / Brand Lead, 2023 – Present

• Responsible for QC/QA of final images, deliverable creation, and delivery to client DAM 
• Managed client request tickets and delegation of work for deadlines
• Created and maintained brand standardization guides for Chicos, White House Black Market, and Soma imagery for both full-time and freelance retouchers
• Lead retouching contributor to RFP proposals for client test projects which resulted in client acquisition and retention
• East Coast technical point of contact for server and DAM issues, organization and cleanup
• Adapted brand guides for overseas retouchers
• Cross trained on project and program clients such as Bombas, Orvis, Titleist, Under Armour, Kleinfeld Bridal, and Canada Goose
• Adjusted color of garments based on RGB codes and critical color to samples

Freelance Photo Retoucher, 2021 – Present

• Worked with photographers on editorial, street, and still life shoots
• Retouched images according to varying brand guides for edits and sizing
• Took mannequin images and composited insert shots to create a natural look
• Changed background imagery and color while maintaining consistency across the whole shoot

YNAP Corporation (Net-a-Porter & Mr Porter) – Senior Photo Retoucher, 2017 – 2019

• Responsible for edit and critical color for clothing, accessories, fine jewelry and beauty
• Responsible for QC/QA of final images and deliverable creation
• Lead 1-1 training with Junior team members and created training materials
• Created standards and approved imagery as Team Lead for accessory images
• Managed the completion of weekly lists of images that required transfer from several servers, renaming, and editing / resizing to match various brand standards
• Retouched and composited files together for editorial images to use on website banners and blog photos

Program Skills

Education

MFA in Game Development: Concept Art, 2018 – 2021

  Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

BFA in Visual Communication: Illustration / Animation, 2011 – 2015

  Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY