Professional digital photo retoucher with 6+ years of Adobe Photoshop experience and a strong passion to enhance product and lifestyle imagery. Reliable, detail-oriented and team-centered retoucher committed to delivering timely, consistent and expert-level work. I thrive in a fast, high-volume and quality-driven environment that forges creativity, opportunity and personal growth.

Derek Dodds

Professional digital photo retoucher with 6+ years of Adobe Photoshop experience and a strong passion to enhance product and lifestyle imagery. Reliable, detail-oriented and team-centered retoucher committed to delivering timely, consistent and expert-level work. I thrive in a fast, high-volume and quality-driven environment that forges creativity, opportunity and personal growth.

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Professional digital photo retoucher with 6+ years of Adobe Photoshop experience and a strong passion to enhance product and lifestyle imagery.
Reliable, detail-oriented and team-centered retoucher committed to delivering timely, consistent and expert-level work. I thrive in a fast, high-volume and quality-driven environment that forges creativity, opportunity and personal growth.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Photo Retoucher at Trove Brands
March 1, 2025 - Present
Execute color correction and composition for Owala brand imagery, ensuring visual consistency across digital and e-commerce platforms. Create on-brand visuals in collaboration with photographers and designers. Work cross-functionally to retouch licensed brand campaign imagery while adhering to detailed brand standards. Brands include Disney, Amazon, Universal, Target and Dick's Sporting Goods.
Photo Retoucher at Backcountry
December 1, 2024 - September 6, 2025
Supported the Creative Team with retouching RAW or color-treated product and lifestyle imagery based on provided retouching notes for website, email, social media, catalogs and retail signage. Cleaned, manipulated and applied presets or color grading; corrected color with accuracy and consistency; collaborated with Art Director and designers in Figma to verify digital assets meet project needs; retouched skin with advanced cleaning, frequency separation and dodge and burn; exported and uploaded assets to the Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform.
Logistics Coordinator at TK Images
August 1, 2023 - September 6, 2025
Assisted Editing Manager in revising real estate photography with meticulous attention to detail (cloning, item removal, color correction, masking, paths, cropping, resizing). Oversaw production and delivery of videos, matte ports, and virtual staging. Managed daily delivery of 1,600+ images to customers and uploaded photos and videos to MLS listings.
Photo Retoucher at Trove Brands
March 1, 2025 - Present
Execute color correction and composition for Owala brand imagery, ensuring visual consistency across digital and e-commerce platforms. Create on-brand visuals in collaboration with photographers and designers. Work cross-functionally to retouch licensed brand campaign imagery while adhering to detailed brand standards. Brands include: Disney, Amazon, Universal, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Photo Retoucher at Backcountry
December 1, 2024 - September 6, 2025
Supported the Creative Team with retouching RAW or color treated product and lifestyle imagery based on provided notes. Cleaned, manipulated and applied presets or color grading. Retouched skin with advanced cleaning, frequency separation and dodge and burn. Exported assets to DAM. Collaborated with Art Director and designers to verify digital assets meet project needs.
Logistics Coordinator at TK Images
August 1, 2023 - September 6, 2025
Assisted Editing Manager in revising real estate photography with meticulous attention to detail. Cloning, item removal, color correction, masking, paths, cropping and resizing. Prepared, named and filed images according to company photo file management standards. Oversaw production and delivery of videos, matterports and virtual staging. Aided daily delivery of 1,600+ images to customers and uploaded photos and videos to MLS listings.
Photo Retoucher at Trove Brands
March 1, 2025 - Present
Execute color correction and composition for Owala brand imagery, ensuring visual consistency across digital and e-commerce platforms. Create on-brand visuals in collaboration with photographers and designers. Work cross-functionally to retouch licensed brand campaign imagery while adhering to detailed brand standards.
Photo Retoucher at Backcountry
December 1, 2024 - September 6, 2025
Supported the Creative Team with retouching RAW or color-treated product and lifestyle imagery based on provided retouching notes for company website, email, social media, catalogs and retail signage. Cleaned, manipulated and applied presets or color grading using industry best practices. Color corrected with accuracy and consistency to ensure true color representation. Collaborated with the Art Director and designers in Figma to verify digital assets meet project needs. Retouched skin using advanced cleaning, frequency separation and dodge/burn techniques. Exported, organized, retrieved and uploaded assets to the Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform.
Logistics Coordinator at TK Images
August 1, 2023 - September 6, 2025
Assisted Editing Manager in revising real estate photography with meticulous attention to detail, including clipping, item removal, color correction, masking, retouching, resizing. Prepared, assigned, named and filed images according to company photo file management standards. Oversaw workflow delivery of 1,600+ images to customers and uploaded photos and videos to MLS listings.
Photo Retoucher at Trove Brands
March 1, 2025 - Present
Execute color correction and composition for Owala brand imagery, ensuring visual consistency across digital and e-commerce platforms. Create on-brand visuals in collaboration with photographers and designers. Work cross-functionally to retouch licensed brand campaign imagery while adhering to detailed brand standards.
Photo Retoucher at Backcountry
December 31, 2024 - September 6, 2025
Supported the Creative Team with retouching RAW or color treated product and lifestyle imagery based on provided retouching notes for website, email, social media, catalogs and retail signage. Cleaned, manipulated and applied presets or color grading. Color corrected with accuracy and consistency. Collaborated with the Art Director and designers in Figma to verify digital assets meet project needs. Retouched skin using advanced cleaning, frequency separation and dodge-and-burn techniques. Supplemented Photoshop tools with AI and actions to achieve quality and time-efficient retouch. Reduced production costs by using AI and compositing in-studio stock imagery.
Logistics Coordinator at TK Images
August 1, 2023 - September 6, 2025
Assisted Editing Manager in revising real estate photography with meticulous attention to detail, including cloning, item removal, color correction, masking, paths, cropping and resizing. Prepare, assign, name and file images according to company photo file management standards. Oversaw workflow of 1,600+ images to customers and uploaded photos and videos to MLS listings.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Art and English at University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
September 1, 2009 - December 1, 2015
Certificate in 3D Character Animation at Animation Mentor
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016
Bachelor’s degree in Art and English at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
September 1, 2009 - December 1, 2015
Certificate in 3D Character Animation at Animation Mentor
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016
Associate’s degree in Marketing and Health and Wellness Promotions at Mid-State Technical College
January 1, 2016 - August 1, 2021
Bachelor's degree in Art and English at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
September 1, 2009 - December 1, 2015
Associate's degree in Marketing and Health & Wellness Promotions at Mid-State Technical College
January 1, 2016 - August 1, 2021
Bachelor's degree in Art and English at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
September 1, 2009 - December 1, 2015
Certificate in 3D Character Animation at Animation Mentor
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016
Associate’s degree in Marketing and Health and Wellness Promotions at Mid-State Technical College
January 1, 2016 - August 1, 2021

Qualifications

Associate’s degree in Marketing and Health and Wellness Promotions
January 11, 2030 - September 6, 2025
Animation Mentor Certificate in 3D Character Animation
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016
Associate’s degree in Marketing and Health and Wellness Promotions
January 11, 2030 - September 6, 2025
Certificate in 3D Character Animation
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016
Certificate in 3D Character Animation
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016
Certificate in 3D Character Animation
January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2016

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services

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