I am a freelance digital artist with two decades of agency-level experience and formal training in art direction, photo retouching, and production design. I thrive on jumping into new projects, collaborating with studios, and delivering polished results across photo, print, and digital campaigns. I’ve built a versatile portfolio across photo retouching, packaging design and production art, with a strong focus on quality and client satisfaction. Based just west of Chicago’s Loop, I maintain a powerful home office and stay up to date with the latest tools to deliver high-resolution retouching, illustration, and motion graphics that clients love.

Robert P. Moreau

I am a freelance digital artist with two decades of agency-level experience and formal training in art direction, photo retouching, and production design. I thrive on jumping into new projects, collaborating with studios, and delivering polished results across photo, print, and digital campaigns. I’ve built a versatile portfolio across photo retouching, packaging design and production art, with a strong focus on quality and client satisfaction. Based just west of Chicago’s Loop, I maintain a powerful home office and stay up to date with the latest tools to deliver high-resolution retouching, illustration, and motion graphics that clients love.

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I am a freelance digital artist with two decades of agency-level experience and formal training in art direction, photo retouching, and production design. I thrive on jumping into new projects, collaborating with studios, and delivering polished results across photo, print, and digital campaigns. I’ve built a versatile portfolio across photo retouching, packaging design and production art, with a strong focus on quality and client satisfaction.

Based just west of Chicago’s Loop, I maintain a powerful home office and stay up to date with the latest tools to deliver high-resolution retouching, illustration, and motion graphics that clients love.

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Language

Swedish
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Musician and Guitarist at Mosaic Roads
July 1, 2013 - Present
Performed as guitarist for the band Mosaic Roads, delivering live performances locally and internationally. Contributed to composing and arranging band music and participated in studio recordings and audio engineering tasks alongside the band.
Freelance Retoucher / Digital Artist at Self-Employed / Freelance
January 1, 2011 - Present
Freelance retouching, production art and design for a wide range of clients; collaborated with agencies and brands; responsibilities included art direction, photo retouching, layout prep, and production art for print and digital campaigns.
Full Time Retoucher / Digital Artist at Hedrich Blessing
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Architectural photography retouching, image composition, time-lapse capture coordination, high-resolution scanning & printing.
Freelance Production Artist / Retoucher at Mundo Com
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Photographic retouching, POS, OOH, catalogs, keylines, presentations, and production art for clients including Leo Burnett, Chase Bank, Coca‑Cola, Samsung, and others.
Freelance Art Director at John & Low
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009
Formulated strategies to propel national sales and growth of Aldi Foods to higher levels; responsible for the complete design and production of multiple retail print publications for nationwide distribution; art buying, photo shoot direction, high-res photo retouching and proof checks.
Senior Production Artist at Leo Burnett
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2006
Member of the Northstar creative team; specialized in retouching and printing used to pitch multi-million dollar campaigns worldwide; led the production team and produced in-house account-winning presentations using large-format inkjet printers; responsible for art buying, photo shoot direction, high-res photo retouching and proof checks.
Designer / Keyliner at Art Graphics Associates (AGA)
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000
Assisted Leo Burnett art directors in designing national and international publications including print, POP, OOH, direct mail and packaging for clients such as Hallmark, Kellogg’s, Ameritech and Marshall Fields.
Catalog Keyliner / Photographer at AGA
January 1, 1992 - December 31, 1997
Full-time business-to-business catalog photography and production for brands including Branded/Kaltman/Berman Industries; responsible for catalog imagery and production art.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Music at Lunds Universitet
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2008
unspecified degree at Southern Illinois University (SIUC)
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026
unspecified degree at The American Academy of Art
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026
Adobe Certified Training at The Training Connection
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026

Qualifications

School of Music and Theatre
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005
Lunds University Music Program
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2008
Adobe Certified Training
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Retail
    uniE621 Before/After creative photo retouching samples
    Before/After creative photo retouching samples from various Chicago studios