Remote photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years producing 150+ natural-looking e-commerce, beauty, and editorial images per week for clients across the US, UK, and LATAM. Skilled in high-volume batch workflows, advanced skin retouching, and brand-consistent color grading with a track record of reducing turnaround time by 35% while keeping revisions under 1%. Bilingual (English C1 / Spanish native) and experienced coordinating with international teams across time zones. Delivers production-ready assets optimized for Shopify, Amazon/Instagram, and print, using quality control systems and tools like Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, and Frame.io.

Steven Ruiz

Remote photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years producing 150+ natural-looking e-commerce, beauty, and editorial images per week for clients across the US, UK, and LATAM. Skilled in high-volume batch workflows, advanced skin retouching, and brand-consistent color grading with a track record of reducing turnaround time by 35% while keeping revisions under 1%. Bilingual (English C1 / Spanish native) and experienced coordinating with international teams across time zones. Delivers production-ready assets optimized for Shopify, Amazon/Instagram, and print, using quality control systems and tools like Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, and Frame.io.

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Remote photo editor and retoucher with 5+ years producing 150+ natural-looking e-commerce, beauty, and editorial images per week for clients across the US, UK, and LATAM. Skilled in high-volume batch workflows, advanced skin retouching, and brand-consistent color grading with a track record of reducing turnaround time by 35% while keeping revisions under 1%.

Bilingual (English C1 / Spanish native) and experienced coordinating with international teams across time zones. Delivers production-ready assets optimized for Shopify, Amazon/Instagram, and print, using quality control systems and tools like Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, and Frame.io.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Photo Editor & Retoucher at Remote (E-commerce, Beauty & Editorial Clients)
January 1, 2019 - Present
Retouched 150+ portrait, product, and editorial images weekly, maintaining natural results with <1% revision rate. Built custom Photoshop + Lightroom workflows to cut delivery time by ~35% while scaling output from 80 to 150 images/week. Performed advanced skin retouching (e.g., Dodge & Burn, frequency separation with texture preservation), color matching to brand guidelines, and exposure balancing for consistent catalog launches. Delivered assets optimized for Shopify, Amazon A+, Instagram, and large-format print with attention to technical specifications. Collaborated asynchronously with photographers and art directors using Frame.io and detailed markup documentation.
Team Leader of Interpreters at Casa Club Guatemala
June 1, 2018 - July 1, 2024
Led remote coordination of 15+ multilingual interpreters for international events with 200+ participants. Managed schedules, QA standards, and on-deadline real-time delivery. Developed bilingual communication protocols to reduce miscommunication errors by ~40%.
Bilingual Customer Support Specialist at 24-7 Intouch
March 1, 2017 - December 1, 2018
Handled 40+ daily tickets via email and chat for US-based e-commerce clients in English and Spanish, maintaining a 95% satisfaction rating. Resolved customer issues under pressure with <2-hour responses during US business hours. Documented cases in CRM and escalated technical issues, improving written communication and attention to detail.
Library Assistant at Doc Emilio Núñez Library
February 1, 2012 - March 1, 2013
Digitized and archived 500+ audiovisual materials and established metadata standards. Provided technical support for creative software and visual research tools.

Education

Coursework in Graphic Design at Rafael Landívar University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Certified 3D Generalist at Animun 3D School
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Education, Professional Services