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Axel Garrido

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Senior photo editor with 13 years of experience in photography and 10 years specializing in digital retouching, with proven throughput for high-volume e-commerce, real estate, automotive, and food catalog production.

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Senior photo editor with 13 years of experience in photography and 10 years specializing in digital retouching, with proven throughput for high-volume e-commerce, real estate, automotive, and food catalog production. Led teams of up to 10 editors and designed workflows that reduced production/editing time by 50% at Vacasa, while training teammates through internal tutorials and workshops.

Also has 1 year of video editing experience using DaVinci Resolve 20, applying AI tools (Adobe Firefly, Gemini, Higgsfield) for compositing and transitions. Holds a Graphic Design degree from Duoc UC and brings additional experience in web design and catalog production.

  • 15 years' experience
  • Joined August 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Professional Services
  • Retail

Work experience· 15 roles

Photographer & Editor · Agencia 11Feb 2025 – May 2025 · 4 mos

Supported the digital catalog project for Street Machine, covering brands ReeF, Nixon, What Up, and Colo Colo. Responsible for photography, digital retouching, and mockups. Delivered approximately 2,400 photos across a 6-month project, then the catalog was re-shot with a lighter load of about 1,200 photos over 3 additional months. Published outputs for the client.

On-board / Photography Team Lead (In parallel) · Unspecified (team-based role mentioned)Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Led a team of 10 photographers for 3 years, improving soft skills and performing team management related to onboarding and production coordination.

Team Lead / Onboarding (Photo Editing) · VacasaJan 2021 – May 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Led a team of 10 photo editors for the vacation rental/real estate industry, meeting monthly production targets for new units. Designed and implemented workflows that cut image production and editing time by 50%. Created internal training tutorials and videos to improve quality and troubleshooting. Managed team alignment and motivation in a remote work environment.

Senior Editor / Photo Team Lead / In charge of Photography and Editing · Vacas / Rental Real Estate / Vacation State Industry TeamSep 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos
Photo Manager & Editor · Kaufman Catalog (via Agencia La Vitamina)Dec 2018 – Sep 2019 · 10 mos
Manager / Photo Editor · Kauffman CatalogueDec 2018 – Sep 2019 · 10 mos
Photo Editor · VacasaJan 2018 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Graphic Designer / Video Editor (Training) · On-job / TrainingJan 2018 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr

Education

Bachelor's degree (Graphic Design) · Duoc UC2030 – 2014

Certifications and awards

AI-driven high-end digital retouching techniques (Photo editing, object removal)2030 – 2026
High-End Retouching Workshop2030 – 2017

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