Hi, I'm Naveen Kumar Pillay, a visual quality and creative review specialist with over 10 years of experience ensuring top-tier image quality for global brands. I excel at visual quality review, aesthetic judgment, and collaboration across ecommerce, photography, and AI-assisted workflows to deliver accurate, brand-consistent imagery. As the founder and Operations Lead at Clear Clipping, I lead a photo editing and QA agency, mentor a team of editors, and coordinate with vendors to maintain quality benchmarks. I enjoy building structured feedback loops, refining workflows, and delivering high-quality imagery for online platforms while upholding brand standards.

Naveen Kumar Pillay

Hi, I'm Naveen Kumar Pillay, a visual quality and creative review specialist with over 10 years of experience ensuring top-tier image quality for global brands. I excel at visual quality review, aesthetic judgment, and collaboration across ecommerce, photography, and AI-assisted workflows to deliver accurate, brand-consistent imagery. As the founder and Operations Lead at Clear Clipping, I lead a photo editing and QA agency, mentor a team of editors, and coordinate with vendors to maintain quality benchmarks. I enjoy building structured feedback loops, refining workflows, and delivering high-quality imagery for online platforms while upholding brand standards.

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Hi, I’m Naveen Kumar Pillay, a visual quality and creative review specialist with over 10 years of experience ensuring top-tier image quality for global brands. I excel at visual quality review, aesthetic judgment, and collaboration across ecommerce, photography, and AI-assisted workflows to deliver accurate, brand-consistent imagery.
As the founder and Operations Lead at Clear Clipping, I lead a photo editing and QA agency, mentor a team of editors, and coordinate with vendors to maintain quality benchmarks. I enjoy building structured feedback loops, refining workflows, and delivering high-quality imagery for online platforms while upholding brand standards.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Tamil
Beginner

Work Experience

QA AI + Visual Quality & Creative Review at Aftershoot
January 1, 2024 - Present
Overseeing visual quality review and creative feedback for Aftershoot's image production workflows; establishing QA processes, ensuring brand standards, and delivering consistent outputs across multi-project assignments. Leading and mentoring a team of editors to uphold quality across campaigns.
Founder & Operations Lead at Clear Clipping
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2024
Founded and led a photo editing and visual QA agency delivering high-quality image production services to global clients. Established quality standards, reviewed imagery for composition, color accuracy, retouching quality, and brand consistency across large-scale projects. Led and mentored a team of 11 editors; coordinated with vendors and internal teams to maintain benchmarks and provide feedback.
Senior Photo Editor at Myntra Designs
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Senior photo editor responsible for reviewing imagery for composition, color accuracy, retouching quality, and brand consistency across large-scale projects.
QA - Visual Quality & Creative Review at Aftershoot
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2024
Over saw quality standards, image evaluation, and final approvals across multiple projects. Reviewed imagery for composition, color accuracy, retouching quality, and brand consistency across large-scale projects. Led and mentored a team of editors. Retouched and prepared fashion imagery for online platforms while ensuring brand compliance.
Founder & Operations Lead at Clear Clipping
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Founded and operated a photo editing and visual QA agency delivering high-quality image production services to global clients. Oversaw quality standards, image evaluation, and final approvals across multiple projects. Led a team of editors. Retouched and prepared fashion imagery for online platforms while ensuring brand compliance.
Art Director at Airbnb
January 1, 2024 - Present
Led visual QA and creative review for large-scale imagery; collaborated with internal teams and vendors to ensure brand consistency and high-quality output; managed and mentored a team of editors; aligned visuals with platform standards.
Visual Quality & Creative Review Lead at AftershotQA
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2024
Directed visual quality reviews and provided structured feedback to ensure accuracy and usability of imagery for AI/ML pipelines; maintained defined visual standards and platform requirements; coordinated with stakeholders to improve workflow efficiency.
Senior Photo Editor at Myntra Designs
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2024
Reviewed, validated, and assessed high-volume image data for model training; approved/rejected outputs based on visual standards and platform needs; mentored a team of editors; ensured brand consistency across fashion imagery.
After shoot QA - Visual Quality & Creative Review
January 1, 2025 - Present
QA and creative review of visual assets to ensure alignment with brand standards and platform requirements; implement quality checks and provide feedback to improve output quality.
Data Labeling Expert at ETeams (Snap Inc)
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Categorized or tagged images to support algorithms for features like facial recognition, augmented reality filters, or content moderation.
Data Labelling Expert at Snap Inc
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Tasked with categorizing and tagging images to ensure accurate understanding and functionality of algorithms for features like facial recognition, augmented reality filters, or content moderation.
Aft ershoot QA - Visual Quality & Creative Review at Aftershoot QA
January 1, 2025 - Present
Oversee visual quality standards and creative review processes for clients, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and platform requirements. Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to maintain high-quality output and facilitate constructive feedback loops for continuous improvement.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce at Shobhit University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Commerce at Shobhit University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Commerce at Shobhit University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Commerce
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Education