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Retoucher with 20 years of editorial and commercial beauty, product, and lifestyle image editing experience. Blends formal professional photography training with intuitive visual storytelling, bringing a polished, brand-aligned eye to every project. Works across non-destructive workflows and advanced tools—including generative AI—while maintaining image quality and production efficiency. Collaborates closely with art directors, photographers, and creative/marketing teams to deliver consistent, high-fidelity assets on fast timelines.…Retoucher with 20 years of editorial and commercial beauty, product, and lifestyle image editing experience. Blends formal professional photography training with intuitive visual storytelling, bringing a polished, brand-aligned eye to every project. Works across non-destructive workflows and advanced tools—including generative AI—while maintaining image quality and production efficiency. Collaborates closely with art directors, photographers, and creative/marketing teams to deliver consistent, high-fidelity assets on fast timelines.

Amber Spandau

Image Editor, Post-Production, Project Manager

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Retoucher with 20 years of editorial and commercial beauty, product, and lifestyle image editing experience. Blends formal professional photography training with intuitive visual storytelling, bringing a polished, brand-aligned eye to every project. Works across non-destructive workflows and advanced tools—including generative AI—while maintaining image quality and production efficiency. Collaborates closely with art directors, photographers, and creative/marketing teams to deliver consistent, high-fidelity assets on fast timelines.…Retoucher with 20 years of editorial and commercial beauty, product, and lifestyle image editing experience. Blends formal professional photography training with intuitive visual storytelling, bringing a polished, brand-aligned eye to every project. Works across non-destructive workflows and advanced tools—including generative AI—while maintaining image quality and production efficiency. Collaborates closely with art directors, photographers, and creative/marketing teams to deliver consistent, high-fidelity assets on fast timelines.

Available to hire

Retoucher with 20 years of editorial and commercial beauty, product, and lifestyle image editing experience. Blends formal professional photography training with intuitive visual storytelling, bringing a polished, brand-aligned eye to every project.

Works across non-destructive workflows and advanced tools—including generative AI—while maintaining image quality and production efficiency. Collaborates closely with art directors, photographers, and creative/marketing teams to deliver consistent, high-fidelity assets on fast timelines.

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Work Experience

Freelance Retoucher at Flash Cosmetics for Scope LLC

October 1, 2023 - Present

Provides detailed retouching for model and product imagery for a fast-growing cosmetics startup. Enhances makeup, facial features, and skin detail while preserving realism and product integrity. Delivers pixel-perfect assets optimized for social media, websites, and DTC product pages with consistent tone, lighting, and brand identity. Retouches packaging imagery for retail and e-commerce, ensuring accurate product color representation. Works directly with creative director and designers domestically and internationally.

Freelance Retoucher at Thrive Market

October 1, 2018 - November 20, 2019

Specialized in clean, appetizing retouching for a house brand with a strong visual identity. Enhanced color, texture, and freshness of food products for packaging, websites, and social media. Delivered optimized brand assets for website and marketing needs. Retouched product packaging imagery for retail, ensuring accurate color and clean presentation. Maintained visual consistency across multiple SKUs, seasonal campaigns, and product launches.

Senior Retoucher at John Paul Mitchell Systems - Century City

November 20, 2014 - June 20, 2025

Led high-visibility campaign retouching and handled post-production across model, product, and merchandising imagery. Collaborated daily with art directors, photographers, and project managers to uphold brand consistency and meet fast-paced marketing timelines. Developed accurate digital hair color swatches used across marketing and e-commerce channels; ensured color-accurate output in both RGB and CMYK for web, print, and packaging while enforcing brand guidelines. Integrated feedback into ongoing improvements for skin, hair, and product clean-up; replaced label artwork and typography as needed. Produced premium product shots from unbranded bottles by designing labels, applying accurate color matches, lighting scenes, and compositing. Retouched and produced animated GIFs for website and DTC platforms. Supported internal standards for archiving, AEM tagging, and digital asset management. Adopted new tools and non-destructive workflows (including generative AI) to improve team efficienc

Project Manager / Retoucher at Portus Imaging Inc.

October 1, 2011 - October 1, 2013

Promoted from contractor to full-time employee and worked closely with the entire team. Managed retouching workflows and client communication for industry-leading brands. Oversaw asset tracking, QC, client feedback, archiving, and estimating; delivered final assets across multiple media platforms. Performed retouching as needed in collaboration with top-tier retouchers. Clients included Nike, Speedo, Lexus, and Southern Comfort.

Freelance Photo Assistant at Jack Andersen Studios

February 1, 2008 - January 1, 2015

Supported all aspects of production and assisted the head photographer, studio manager, and digital tech. Assisted with communication, set building, image processing, retouching, and final delivery. Operated lighting, aided in set building, and handled capture equipment.