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Experienced photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years of experience across editorial, e-commerce, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Currently a Digital Photo Editor at People.com/EW.com, with previous experience as a Senior Image Retoucher and Senior Photo Editor/Post Producer. Skilled in high-volume retouching, color correction, image editing, quality control, digital asset management, and post-production workflows. I bring both a creative eye and an organized, detail-oriented approach to producing polished, consistent imagery.…Experienced photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years of experience across editorial, e-commerce, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Currently a Digital Photo Editor at People.com/EW.com, with previous experience as a Senior Image Retoucher and Senior Photo Editor/Post Producer. Skilled in high-volume retouching, color correction, image editing, quality control, digital asset management, and post-production workflows. I bring both a creative eye and an organized, detail-oriented approach to producing polished, consistent imagery.

Sara Mantich

Image Editor, Photographer, Photoshop Editor

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Experienced photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years of experience across editorial, e-commerce, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Currently a Digital Photo Editor at People.com/EW.com, with previous experience as a Senior Image Retoucher and Senior Photo Editor/Post Producer. Skilled in high-volume retouching, color correction, image editing, quality control, digital asset management, and post-production workflows. I bring both a creative eye and an organized, detail-oriented approach to producing polished, consistent imagery.…Experienced photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years of experience across editorial, e-commerce, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Currently a Digital Photo Editor at People.com/EW.com, with previous experience as a Senior Image Retoucher and Senior Photo Editor/Post Producer. Skilled in high-volume retouching, color correction, image editing, quality control, digital asset management, and post-production workflows. I bring both a creative eye and an organized, detail-oriented approach to producing polished, consistent imagery.

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Experienced photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years of experience across editorial, e-commerce, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. Currently a Digital Photo Editor at People.com/EW.com, with previous experience as a Senior Image Retoucher and Senior Photo Editor/Post Producer. Skilled in high-volume retouching, color correction, image editing, quality control, digital asset management, and post-production workflows. I bring both a creative eye and an organized, detail-oriented approach to producing polished, consistent imagery.

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Expert

Expert

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Work Experience

Digital Photo Editor at People.com / Entertainment Weekly (EW.com)

June 1, 2023 - Present

Research, license, edit, and prepare photos for People.com and EW.com. Field a high volume of photo requests daily under tight deadlines. Create unique photo content including large format galleries and composite art for multiple platforms across several brands. Update, catalog, and report digital photo assets for usage budgeting; maintain organized DAM workflows.

Digital Photo Editor at People.com / Entertainment Weekly (Remote)

June 1, 2023 - Present

Researches, licenses, edits, and prepares photos for People.com/EW.com. Fields high-volume daily photo requests under tight deadlines; creates unique photo content including large-format galleries and composite art across multiple brands. Updates, catalogs, and reports usage of digital photo assets for budgeting.

Sr. Photo Editor and Post Producer at PLBY Group Inc.

August 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Coordinates post production for Playboy and related brands (Yandy, Lovers, Centerfold). Assists in leading in-person e-commerce photo shoots and establishes/manages an offshore retouching team. Owns in-house retouching responsibilities and implements a file naming structure while managing the DAM.

Freelance Retouching Editor (Editorial and E-commerce)

January 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025

Freelance retouching support for editorial and e-commerce images, including retouching and color correction workflows to prepare assets for client delivery.

Freelance Retouching Editor (Editorial and E-commerce Retoucher)

January 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025

Freelance editorial and e-commerce image retouching support, including enhancement and color correction for client deliverables.

Senior Image Retoucher (with DAM responsibilities) at Dolls Kill

October 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022

Reviewed 600+ e-commerce images daily for quality consistency. Retouched and color corrected 50-100 editorial assets per week. Organized and managed 5,000 digital photo assets weekly; served as sole in-house retoucher for the company.

Senior Image Retoucher with DAM Responsibilities at Dolls Kill

October 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022

Reviews 600+ e-commerce images daily for quality consistency. Retouches and color corrects 50–100 editorial assets per week. Organizes 5,000 digital photo assets weekly and serves as sole in-house retoucher for the company.

Photographer & Videographer (Apparel and Beauty) at Sara Mantich (Freelance)

January 1, 2015 - Present

Organize and execute apparel/beauty shoots in natural and studio environments. Scout, direct, manage, style, and photograph models. Perform retouching, color correction, enhancement, and deliver final images for social media.

Freelance Photographer & Videographer at Sara Mantich (Apparel and Beauty Companies)

January 1, 2015 - Present

Organizes and executes photoshoots that reflect brand identity in natural and studio environments. Scouts, directs, manages, styles, and photographs models; performs retouching, color correction, enhancement, and delivers final images for social media.