Freelance Retoucher specialising in fashion, campaign, editorial, and e-commerce imagery. With experience working across high-volume commercial projects, I specialise in colour correction, compositing, and creating clean, consistent imagery that aligns with brand style. Collaborative and detail-driven, with a focus on efficient workflows and exploring how emerging AI tools can support the creative process.

Leah Sinclair

Freelance Retoucher specialising in fashion, campaign, editorial, and e-commerce imagery. With experience working across high-volume commercial projects, I specialise in colour correction, compositing, and creating clean, consistent imagery that aligns with brand style. Collaborative and detail-driven, with a focus on efficient workflows and exploring how emerging AI tools can support the creative process.

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Freelance Retoucher specialising in fashion, campaign, editorial, and e-commerce imagery. With experience working across high-volume commercial projects, I specialise in colour correction, compositing, and creating clean, consistent imagery that aligns with brand style. Collaborative and detail-driven, with a focus on efficient workflows and exploring how emerging AI tools can support the creative process.

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Work Experience

Creative Retoucher at Sainsburys Zest
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026
Retouched imagery across e-commerce, marketing and social media, delivering high-volume work to tight deadlines while maintaining consistent quality and brand standards. Liaised with internal stakeholders and external retouchers to align expectations, manage workflow, ensure correct file setup and maintain consistent output across deliverables. Worked with the Tu social team to design and adapt assets for multiple formats, building templates and reusable layouts. Developed production processes including guideline packs for different studio teams, and supported cross-training through guidance and training for team members and freelancers. Shot product photography to maintain end-to-end shoot understanding and applied skills in Photoshop-based finishing for consistent, brand-aligned imagery.
Photographer and Retoucher at Kurt Geiger
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Photographed stills, 360s, still-life footwear, accessories and jewellery for e-commerce and external brands. Prepared, styled and organised products ahead of shoots, and maintained accurate file naming with an organised digital asset system for web uploads. Retouched imagery including dust removal, reshaping, colour matching, logo work and shaper removal. Developed and implemented a new retouching workflow to support a full photography style refresh, and trained photographers and retouchers on the updated process.
Junior Designer and Artworker at McCann Demand
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Delivered design and artwork solutions for clients including Taco Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown, JBL and Juvederm, producing accurate brand-aligned assets under tight deadlines. Interpreted concepts with creative teams and translated them into production-ready layouts and visual executions. Sourced imagery and completed creative retouching to ensure assets met technical and brand requirements. Designed and prepared presentation decks for pitches and new business, maintaining consistency in layout, typography and visual hierarchy.
Design Intern at Undecided
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Worked with the marketing team to design and produce promotional assets for print and digital, including GIFs, video and email marketing.

Education

BA (hons) Graphic and Media Design at UAL London College of Communication
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
Art and Design Foundation Diploma (Photography route) at University of Northampton
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

3 A Levels (A*-C)
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
11 GCSE’s (A*-C)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2012

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Retail, Consumer Goods, Professional Services