Senior Retoucher
Post-Production Producer
Sarah Ray Weiffenbach
Creative professional with 10 years of experience in brand storytelling and advanced photo retouching for e-commerce and print. Expert in image manipulation, compositing, color correction, and digital asset management, with proven success delivering high-quality visual content for lifestyle, furniture, apparel, and environmental brands. Specializes in agentic and generative AI, automation, prompt engineering, and Python-driven workflows to streamline production, optimize content pipelines, and scale AI-enhanced visual storytelling.
Work Experience
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Post-Production ProducerCurrent
Walmart Inc.
- Manage internal and external retouching workflows for high-volume e-commerce operations, ensuring consistent quality standards across walmart.com and modular imagery for planograms
- Develop and implement comprehensive SOPs to standardize post-production processes and improve cross-functional collaboration between teams
- Engineer custom Python tools and agentic AI solutions to automate project tracking, quality control workflows, and metric reporting systems
- Quality Control for modular, web, and fashion assets, maintaining brand consistency across all product categories
- Lead technical innovation by integrating AI-powered automation into creative production pipelines, significantly improving efficiency and scalability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize digital asset management and streamline content delivery for e-commerce platforms
Senior Photo Retoucher
Splashlight Studios NYC
- Executed high-end retouching for luxury brands and major retailers, maintaining precise color accuracy and brand consistency
- Managed offshore retouching workflow, production pipelines, and quality control to ensure consistent, high-quality image delivery
- Collaborated directly with clients to gather creative requirements, align on visual standards, and deliver final assets that met brand and campaign objectives
- Specialized in color correction, high-end photo retouching, compositing, and image enhancement for commercial and e-commerce production
- Maintained extensive knowledge of current retouching trends and industry-standard techniques for fashion and product imagery
Photo and Retouching Specialist
Bernhardt Design
- Retouched in-studio and lifestyle furniture sets for high-end residential and commercial catalogs
- Executed advanced masking, composites, color corrections, and image manipulation for furniture product photography
- Styled, photographed, and retouched textiles for social media campaigns, maintaining brand consistency
- Collaborated with design team to ensure all images met quality standards for print and digital use
- Managed post-production workflow for multiple product lines and seasonal collections
Lead Photographer and Senior Retoucher
4ocean
- Captured beach cleanup events in Florida, Long Island, and Vancouver documenting environmental initiatives
- Photographed 4ocean cleanup boat operations for digital marketing and print content across multiple platforms
- Led photoshoots and supervised post-production processes with a junior photographer to maintain content quality
- Created compelling visual storytelling content highlighting ocean conservation efforts for social media campaigns
- Traveled to multiple locations coordinating on-location shoots in challenging outdoor environments
Photo, Video, and Retouching Specialist
Ripen Ecommerce
- Captured product still-life and on-model photography for e-commerce client catalogs
- Executed apparel photoshoots both in studio and on location ensuring brand consistency across all channels
- Oversaw complete photography workflow, applying strong technical knowledge of equipment, lighting, and post-production retouching.
- Delivered high-quality product imagery optimized for online retail and print catalogs
- Collaborated with creative directors and stylists to align on product positioning and achieve the desired visual aesthetic.
Education
Bachelor of Science
Appalachian State University
Commercial Photography
Core Competencies
Technical and creative skills that drive visual excellence
Photo Retouching & Image Manipulation
Expert10+ years expertise in advanced retouching, compositing, masking, and frequency separation for e-commerce and print.
Generative & Agentic AI - Python
AdvancedBuilding Python-driven automation tools, AI workflows, and custom solutions for creative production and quality control.
Adobe Creative Suite
ExpertMaster-level proficiency in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe Creative Cloud with AI generative tools.
Digital Asset Management & Quality Control
ExpertManaging large-scale image libraries, QC workflows, and SOP development for brand consistency.
E-commerce & Photography
ExpertSpecialized in product photography, modular imaging, web optimization, and e-commerce content creation.
Color Correction
ExpertExpert in advanced color grading, matching, and maintaining consistent color profiles across campaigns.
Managing Retouching Teams
AdvancedLeading internal and external retouching teams, managing offshore workflows, and ensuring quality standards.
In-house & On-location Photography
AdvancedStudio and on-location photography for lifestyle, product, furniture, apparel, and environmental documentation.