Carolina Alzate
Graphic Designer & Photo Retoucher
Hackensack,NJ
Summary
Graphic Designer with over 10 years of experience in Photographic Post Production. Specialist in editing digital images with an excellent eye for details in Fashion, Beauty and Goods industries (Outerwear, Underwear, Swimwear, Jewelry, Makeup, Fragrances, Skin Care and Personal Care). Bilingual in English and Spanish. Excellent communication skills, team work abilities and dedication to meet and exceed all goals.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Freelance Photo Retoucher
N/A
2020 - Current
- Working as a Freelancer in Photo Retouching for multiple clients in a variety of industries such as Beauty, Fashion, Wellness, Home Goods both in E-commerce, Products and Commercial shoot’s.
- Executing Retouching, Color correction, Silhouettes, Masking.
- Delivering images according to each client’s deadlines maintaining image quality and standards.
Senior Photo Retoucher
Quad Graphics
2018 - 2020
- Collected information from the client to create timelines and deliverables for a variety of marketing initiatives with over 200 pictures per campaign.
- Worked on raw image files processing, retouching, silhouettes, color correction and finalization of catalog's images for Colombia, Peru and Ecuador on models wearing outerwear, underwear and jewelry, in addition to makeup products, fragrances and skin care.
- Converted images to the output profile, image sizing and creating image metadata into Agility platform to ensure accurate credit and caption information are preserved, in addition to generating and reviewing PDFs before send them to the offset printing provider.
- Reviewed files bleeding, color conversion from RGB and Pantones to CMYK and image management that were not correctly linked by the designers.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Retoucher
N/A
2017 - 2018
- Worked as a Freelancer in Graphic Design and Photo Retouching for multiple clients in a variety of industries.
- Designed different advertising pieces like Brochures, Magazines, Flyers, Banners among others.
- Created different types of Logos for companies, products and marketing campaigns.
- Performed raw image files processing, retouching, silhouettes, color correction and files finalization.
Senior Photo Retoucher
Avon
2015 - 2016
- Coordinated retouching processes, delivery of images, and deadlines for Avon's Fashion & Home and Beauty businesses in 3 different Latin American countries.
- Executed image retouching and color management for both print and digital applications using software as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, InDesign and Camera Raw.
- Prepared image files in the appropriate color space and profile based on the requirements of the campaign.
- Experienced retouching skin without compromising skin texture.
Photo Retoucher
Pixel Graphic
2013 - 2015
- Executed photo post production of products and models for print and digital media for different companies in the cosmetic and fashion sector (Avon, GEF, Baby Fresh, Punto Blanco, Formas Intimas, Novaventa).
- Coordinated the work of a team of 6 photo retouchers to meet the requirements requested by clients including performing quality assurance of the files that were sent to the customer.
- Created reports about campaign's workflow, photo assignment and review specific retouching tasks.
- Collected physical samples from the client for color correction based on specific products and categories.
Photo Retoucher
Especial Prepress
2007 - 2013
- Executed photo retouching of underwear, swimwear and outerwear for Leonisa marketing campaigns in Colombia, Spain, United States, Peru, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Ecuador.
- Experienced working with layers, masks, paths, color correction tools and actions.
- Created hair and cloth silhouettes, photo composition and channels for color separation.
- Coordinated with the client the approval of images and color for each marketing campaign.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Medellin University
Medellin 05.2001 -
Skills
Photography composition
RAW file processing
Color correction expertise
Batch processing efficiency
Fashion photo retouching
Photo retouching
Adobe creative suite
Photoshop skills
High quality images
Image retouching
Quality control
Timeline
Bachelor of Arts -
Medellin University
05.2001 -
Freelance Photo Retoucher
N/A
2020 - Current
Senior Photo Retoucher
Quad Graphics
2018 - 2020
Freelance Graphic Designer & Retoucher
N/A
2017 - 2018
Senior Photo Retoucher
Avon
2015 - 2016
Photo Retoucher
Pixel Graphic
2013 - 2015
Photo Retoucher
Especial Prepress
2007 - 2013