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Photo Post-Production Director and High-End Retoucher with 14 years of experience, including nearly 7 years leading post-production and more than 10 years managing teams. Specialized in beauty retouching and color grading for the luxury, beauty, and advertising industries. Proven experience in recruitment, training, quality control, and client relations, complemented by on-site assignments in New York and Paris for Marc Jacobs and Dior. Hands-on involvement in projects requiring advanced technical and visual expertise.…Photo Post-Production Director and High-End Retoucher with 14 years of experience, including nearly 7 years leading post-production and more than 10 years managing teams. Specialized in beauty retouching and color grading for the luxury, beauty, and advertising industries. Proven experience in recruitment, training, quality control, and client relations, complemented by on-site assignments in New York and Paris for Marc Jacobs and Dior. Hands-on involvement in projects requiring advanced technical and visual expertise.

Bassem Elabed

Post-Production, Post Production Supervisor, Image Editor

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Photo Post-Production Director and High-End Retoucher with 14 years of experience, including nearly 7 years leading post-production and more than 10 years managing teams. Specialized in beauty retouching and color grading for the luxury, beauty, and advertising industries. Proven experience in recruitment, training, quality control, and client relations, complemented by on-site assignments in New York and Paris for Marc Jacobs and Dior. Hands-on involvement in projects requiring advanced technical and visual expertise.…Photo Post-Production Director and High-End Retoucher with 14 years of experience, including nearly 7 years leading post-production and more than 10 years managing teams. Specialized in beauty retouching and color grading for the luxury, beauty, and advertising industries. Proven experience in recruitment, training, quality control, and client relations, complemented by on-site assignments in New York and Paris for Marc Jacobs and Dior. Hands-on involvement in projects requiring advanced technical and visual expertise.

Available to hire

Photo Post-Production Director and
High-End Retoucher with 14 years of
experience, including nearly 7 years
leading post-production and more than
10 years managing teams. Specialized in
beauty retouching and color grading for
the luxury, beauty, and advertising
industries. Proven experience in
recruitment, training, quality control,
and client relations, complemented by
on-site assignments in New York and
Paris for Marc Jacobs and Dior. Hands-on
involvement in projects requiring
advanced technical and visual expertise.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Beginner

Beginner

Language

Arabic

Fluent

French

Advanced

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Team Leader — Photo Post-Production

October 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026

Oversaw end-to-end photo post-production operations. Managed and coordinated retouch teams (up to 30 retouchers). Recruited, assessed, and trained new retouchers (approximately 15 trained and mentored) and provided ongoing technical guidance and quality control across high-end retouching projects in beauty, luxury, and advertising. Allocated projects, planned production schedules, monitored deadlines based on team skills and priorities, and supported client relationships by interpreting feedback and guiding technical final approvals. Remained hands-on for the most complex retouching work (beauty retouching, color grading, and image-series consistency).

Lead Retoucher at Marc Jacobs

September 1, 2019 - Present

Led end-to-end high-end beauty retouching for Marc Jacobs beauty and e-commerce imagery. Served as the sole retoucher on projects from file preparation through final delivery. Delivered premium beauty retouching, color grading, and image-series matching in line with brand standards and production deadlines. Worked on-site in New York collaborating daily with partner studios’ creative and production teams. Managed feedback rounds and ensured final image delivery aligned with specifications.

Lead Retoucher at Dior

February 1, 2018 - May 1, 2018

Led end-to-end retouching and finalized e-commerce imagery for Dior. Ensured visual quality, color accuracy, and consistency across image sets. Collaborated with creative and production teams at Rawsource Paris, managed revisions through final approval, and delivered final files.

Lead / Photo Post-Production Director at LUNATIK PRODUCTION (Photo post-production studio)

September 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015

Delivered advanced photo retouching for online outputs based on creative briefs, visual references, and studio quality standards. Performed color correction, image-series matching, and final file preparation for multiple output formats. Managed revisions and refinements through final approval in coordination with project managers. Handled images requiring advanced technical precision and a high-end finished look.

Junior Photo Retoucher at LUNATIK PRODUCTION

September 1, 2012 - September 1, 2013

Performed photo retouching under supervision of project managers and senior retouchers. Handled image clean-up, masking, color correction, and file preparation according to studio workflows. Supported image-series matching and finalization in line with creative briefs while progressively developing autonomy, technical accuracy, and production speed.

Freelance Photographer

March 1, 2011 - Present

Created and produced photographic projects across advertising, product, portrait, fashion, and editorial photography. Currently focused on still-life photography with attention to lighting, materials, color, and set styling. Managed end-to-end production including visual concept, mood boards, art direction, shooting, image selection, color grading, and final retouching. Worked with brands including Herbès, Nine West, Mån anа, Firma, and Ârom Gourmet.