Top Talent like Luisa are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Luisa Rupenian

Graphic Designer •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Experienced Photo Retoucher and Assistant Manager in the Fashion Industry
Experienced Photo Retoucher with a demonstrated history of working in the fashion industry. I am also an experienced food photographer. Competent in Photography, Capture One, and Adobe Photoshop. Strong arts and design professional with a Bachelors of Fine Art focused on Photography & Imaging from Art Center College of Design.

Work History

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Food Photographer

Luisa Rupenian Photography
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Retouching Supervisor

Forever 21 HQOct 2018 - Apr 2025 • 6 yrs 7 mos
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Assistant Manager, Photo Retoucher

Forever 21 HQOct 2018 - Apr 2025 • 6 yrs 7 mosPhoto Retouching – Expert in color correction, skin retouching, texture enhancements, and product retouching to maintain high visual standards. Quality Control – Ensure all images meet brand quality standards before uploading to the backend system. Digital Asset Management (Bynder) – Upload images to Bynder and serve as the main point of contact for image-related inquiries. Adobe Photoshop & Workflow Optimization – Develop and refine Photoshop Actions to streamline workflow efficiency and enhance production speed. E-Commerce Imaging & Process Management – Conduct final quality checks for all Forever 21 e-commerce assets, ensuring seamless execution. Team Leadership & Training – Oversee and support the in-house retouching team, managing workflow and tracking performance through KPI reports in Excel. Outsourcing & Collaboration – Primary point of contact for outsourced and overseas retouching teams, ensuring smooth coordination and quality control. Campaign Retouching & High-Impact Visuals – Assist in retouching campaign images and high-visibility in-store campaigns as needed. Vendor Image Processing – Crop and resize images from vendors according to company guidelines before uploading to Bynder. Web Content Management – Identify and resolve asset discrepancies in the backend system, ensuring seamless website integration. Conduct staging reviews before final deployment.
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Photo Retoucher

ReformationOct 2019 - Jan 2020 • 4 mos
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Photographer/Photo Retoucher

Social Control - Social Media AgencyDec 2017 - May 2018 • 6 mosPhotograph products/food/lifestyle. Creating conceptual content production for new projects each month. Style and prep products for still life images. Retouching, compositing, masking, color correcting photos using Capture One, Adobe Bridge CC and Photoshop CC. Use Illustrator for vector art projects. Light, shoot, edit, crop, process, retouch, color correct and markup all product photography to correct file size specifications. Photograph food, help cook/bake and food style/prop style during photo-shoots. Cropping resizing images for Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest. Creating cinematography content and video editing. Graphic Design: creating juice Banner Ads for the web. Creating sponsored Ads for Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest. Maintain and organize photo equipment and cleanliness of the studio. Name, upload and maintain digital assets onto Dropbox so that they can be easily accessed.
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Product Photographer/Photo Retoucher

Kis jewerlyFeb 2017 - Dec 2017 • 11 mosPhotograph products on white background for catalog and upload to web. Style and prep products for still life beauty shots. Photograph models on location and in-studio. Retouching, compositing, masking and color correcting photos using Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC. Cropping and resizing images for web usage, Instagram, Pinterest. Use InDesign CC for contact sheets, design product catalog. Marketing on Pinterest.

Education

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ArtCenter College of Design

Bachelors Fine Art, Photography & Imaging2012 - 2014
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ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN

BFA, Photography

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Experienced Photo Retoucher and Assistant Manager in the Fashion Industry
Experienced Photo Retoucher with a demonstrated history of working in the fashion industry. I am also an experienced food photographer. Competent in Photography, Capture One, and Adobe Photoshop. Strong arts and design professional with a Bachelors of Fine Art focused on Photography & Imaging from Art Center College of Design.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Luisa are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Luisa Rupenian

Graphic Designer •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

L

Food Photographer

Luisa Rupenian Photography
F

Retouching Supervisor

Forever 21 HQOct 2018 - Apr 2025 • 6 yrs 7 mos
F

Assistant Manager, Photo Retoucher

Forever 21 HQOct 2018 - Apr 2025 • 6 yrs 7 mosPhoto Retouching – Expert in color correction, skin retouching, texture enhancements, and product retouching to maintain high visual standards. Quality Control – Ensure all images meet brand quality standards before uploading to the backend system. Digital Asset Management (Bynder) – Upload images to Bynder and serve as the main point of contact for image-related inquiries. Adobe Photoshop & Workflow Optimization – Develop and refine Photoshop Actions to streamline workflow efficiency and enhance production speed. E-Commerce Imaging & Process Management – Conduct final quality checks for all Forever 21 e-commerce assets, ensuring seamless execution. Team Leadership & Training – Oversee and support the in-house retouching team, managing workflow and tracking performance through KPI reports in Excel. Outsourcing & Collaboration – Primary point of contact for outsourced and overseas retouching teams, ensuring smooth coordination and quality control. Campaign Retouching & High-Impact Visuals – Assist in retouching campaign images and high-visibility in-store campaigns as needed. Vendor Image Processing – Crop and resize images from vendors according to company guidelines before uploading to Bynder. Web Content Management – Identify and resolve asset discrepancies in the backend system, ensuring seamless website integration. Conduct staging reviews before final deployment.
R

Photo Retoucher

ReformationOct 2019 - Jan 2020 • 4 mos
S

Photographer/Photo Retoucher

Social Control - Social Media AgencyDec 2017 - May 2018 • 6 mosPhotograph products/food/lifestyle. Creating conceptual content production for new projects each month. Style and prep products for still life images. Retouching, compositing, masking, color correcting photos using Capture One, Adobe Bridge CC and Photoshop CC. Use Illustrator for vector art projects. Light, shoot, edit, crop, process, retouch, color correct and markup all product photography to correct file size specifications. Photograph food, help cook/bake and food style/prop style during photo-shoots. Cropping resizing images for Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest. Creating cinematography content and video editing. Graphic Design: creating juice Banner Ads for the web. Creating sponsored Ads for Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest. Maintain and organize photo equipment and cleanliness of the studio. Name, upload and maintain digital assets onto Dropbox so that they can be easily accessed.
K

Product Photographer/Photo Retoucher

Kis jewerlyFeb 2017 - Dec 2017 • 11 mosPhotograph products on white background for catalog and upload to web. Style and prep products for still life beauty shots. Photograph models on location and in-studio. Retouching, compositing, masking and color correcting photos using Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC. Cropping and resizing images for web usage, Instagram, Pinterest. Use InDesign CC for contact sheets, design product catalog. Marketing on Pinterest.

Education

A

ArtCenter College of Design

Bachelors Fine Art, Photography & Imaging2012 - 2014
A

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN

BFA, Photography

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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