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Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a Digital Retoucher with a strong track record in apparel and fashion, passionate about delivering polished, on-brand visuals. I’ve led teams, collaborated closely with photographers, brands and agencies, and I thrive in fast-paced post-production environments where clear communication and consistent color and skin tones are essential. I’m comfortable shaping workflows, setting retouch guidelines, and ensuring assets meet print and digital specs across campaigns and e-commerce. I studied Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University) and have built a career that blends technical retouching with creative direction. I enjoy mentoring teammates, pushing for quality while meeting tight deadlines, and continuously refining processes to boost efficiency and output quality.…Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a Digital Retoucher with a strong track record in apparel and fashion, passionate about delivering polished, on-brand visuals. I’ve led teams, collaborated closely with photographers, brands and agencies, and I thrive in fast-paced post-production environments where clear communication and consistent color and skin tones are essential. I’m comfortable shaping workflows, setting retouch guidelines, and ensuring assets meet print and digital specs across campaigns and e-commerce. I studied Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University) and have built a career that blends technical retouching with creative direction. I enjoy mentoring teammates, pushing for quality while meeting tight deadlines, and continuously refining processes to boost efficiency and output quality.

Claire Gregson

Artworker, Image Editor, Graphic Designer, +2

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Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a Digital Retoucher with a strong track record in apparel and fashion, passionate about delivering polished, on-brand visuals. I’ve led teams, collaborated closely with photographers, brands and agencies, and I thrive in fast-paced post-production environments where clear communication and consistent color and skin tones are essential. I’m comfortable shaping workflows, setting retouch guidelines, and ensuring assets meet print and digital specs across campaigns and e-commerce. I studied Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University) and have built a career that blends technical retouching with creative direction. I enjoy mentoring teammates, pushing for quality while meeting tight deadlines, and continuously refining processes to boost efficiency and output quality.…Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a Digital Retoucher with a strong track record in apparel and fashion, passionate about delivering polished, on-brand visuals. I’ve led teams, collaborated closely with photographers, brands and agencies, and I thrive in fast-paced post-production environments where clear communication and consistent color and skin tones are essential. I’m comfortable shaping workflows, setting retouch guidelines, and ensuring assets meet print and digital specs across campaigns and e-commerce. I studied Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University) and have built a career that blends technical retouching with creative direction. I enjoy mentoring teammates, pushing for quality while meeting tight deadlines, and continuously refining processes to boost efficiency and output quality.

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Hi, I’m Claire. I’m a Digital Retoucher with a strong track record in apparel and fashion, passionate about delivering polished, on-brand visuals. I’ve led teams, collaborated closely with photographers, brands and agencies, and I thrive in fast-paced post-production environments where clear communication and consistent color and skin tones are essential. I’m comfortable shaping workflows, setting retouch guidelines, and ensuring assets meet print and digital specs across campaigns and e-commerce.

I studied Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University) and have built a career that blends technical retouching with creative direction. I enjoy mentoring teammates, pushing for quality while meeting tight deadlines, and continuously refining processes to boost efficiency and output quality.

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DaVinci Resolve Studio

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Work Experience

Lead Retoucher & Director at Collaborate:create Limited

January 1, 2023 - Present

Lead retoucher and director at a post-production studio. Collaborate with photographers, brands and agencies to understand and execute their vision through high-quality image retouching, color grading, and digital artwork. Acts as an extension of client in-house teams and manages post-production workflows to ensure timely, consistent assets for campaigns and launches.

Senior Retoucher at Missguided & I Saw It First, Frasers Group

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Supported the integration of Missguided and I Saw It First into Frasers Group systems; collaborated with creative and marketing teams on the rebrand and relaunch; ensured assets were retouched and uploaded for launch; worked closely with creative and marketing on campaigns; contributed to colour balancing and grading.

Lead Retoucher at Nasty Gal

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021

Led a team of five retouchers, building and training a consistent retouch workflow to meet strict deadlines while maintaining quality. Responsible for colour correcting backgrounds, natural skin retouching, colour balancing skin tones, and garment colour matching to studio samples; supported global campaigns and assets for print and digital.

Retoucher & Artworker at Capture Lab

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Created accurately finished artwork and images per brand guidelines, ensuring print-ready files. Tasks included natural skin retouching, colour grading, compositions and extending imagery, colour proofing and production proofs.

Digital Image Retoucher at Missguided

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015

Retouched e-commerce imagery for Missguided's Manchester site; performed colour correction, background retouching, skin retouching, and garment colour matching; prepared assets for online gallery and print where required.

Freelance Art Worker & Retoucher

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014

Freelance work across fashion and advertising clients, providing consistent retouching and artwork to meet briefs; built a varied portfolio across multiple brands and campaigns.