Troy Lang
Oakdale
Summary
Experienced Photo Editor skilled in enhancing and retouching images to meet client specifications and project requirements. Proficient in using photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to adjust colors, contrast, and composition. Adept at removing imperfections, adding special effects, and ensuring high-quality output.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Photo Editor
Bare Home
Forest Lake
01.2024 - Current
- Shaping the visual identity of the Bare brand and products
- Collaborating closely with marketing, marketplace, and product development to translate concepts into compelling graphic designs that meet brand standards
- Communicating and giving direction and feedback to photographers
- Converting and retouching images for e-commerce website, Amazon, and social platforms
Contract Retoucher (part-time / freelance)
Boat Burner Co
St. Paul
04.2016 - Current
- Estimating projects for retouching
- Retouching photos for digital and print
- Clients included: Argo, The Buttered Tin, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Roy Farms, Affinity Plus
Retoucher/Production Designer
Wunderman Thompson
Midwest
06.2016 - 10.2023
- Expert in photo retouching, including color adjustment/correction, compositing, lighting, shadows, highlights, batch processing
- Retouch lifestyle images as well as product shots
- Perform color correction in both RGB and CMYK color spaces
- Prepare files for digital and print upholding client’s brand standards
- Effectively format art to fit digital and print ad templates as necessary
- Ability to quickly prepare digital mockups with high accuracy
- Support brand concept and development, maintaining legal requirements and brand standards
- Collaborate and effectively communicate with designers, creatives, art directors, print producers, project managers and resourcing
- Clients included: Best Buy, Sherwin Williams, Texaco Chevron, Optum, America’s Health Rankings, Stock+Field
Color Retoucher/Production Artist
Periscope
Minneapolis
03.2006 - 02.2016
- Converted, manipulated and enhanced images with Adobe Photoshop, preparing for print, websites, portable devices, electronic publications and video media
- Developed training materials for overseas offices
- Edited web banners with Adobe Edge Animate, Code and Flash
- Collaborated and strategized with designers, creative directors, clients and photographers, producing high-quality ads, marketing media, catalogs, resulting in packaging that inspired, informed and captivated consumers
- Clients included: Target, Arctic Cat, JC Penney, MN Twins, Trolli, Buffalo Wild Wings, Schwan’s, Brach’s, Walgreens, Andersen Window, General Mills, BASF, United Health Care, Great Clips, Welch’s, Valspar
Production Artist
Southern Graphics Systems
Minneapolis
09.2002 - 03.2006
- Utilized Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop applications to conduct image manipulations, separations, digital file trapping, film and proof output
- Specialized in flexible corrugated packaging
- Successfully completed temporary off-site assignments as a Photoshop Retoucher for large publication client
Electronic Imaging Specialist
Quad Graphics
Minneapolis
03.2000 - 09.2002
- Focus included page layout, color retouching and composites
- Developed expertise in QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop, producing digital four color separations for catalogs, magazine and print publications
Production Artist
Container Graphics Corp
White Bear Lake
10.1991 - 03.2000
- Prepared files for flexography printing via Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress
- Quality control management, camera, darkroom development, art paste ups, light-table stripping and key-lining color keys
Education
Associate’s Degree - Graphic Communications
Northeast Metro Technical College/Century College
White Bear Lake, MNSkills
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- Camera Raw
- Midjourney AI
- Gemini AI
- Fire Fly
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Acrobat
- Bridge
- Macintosh OS
- Microsoft Office
- Photo retouching
- Color correction
- Image manipulation
- Digital asset management
- Graphic design
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability
- High quality images
- Brand development
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Retouching master
- Color correction expertise
- Photoshop skills
- Photo restoration
- Batch processing efficiency
- RAW file processing
- Creative cloud expert
- Adobe creative suite
- Image retouching mastery
- Photo shoots
- Photo Critiquing
Timeline
Senior Photo Editor
Bare Home
01.2024 - Current
Retoucher/Production Designer
Wunderman Thompson
06.2016 - 10.2023
Contract Retoucher (part-time / freelance)
Boat Burner Co
04.2016 - Current
Color Retoucher/Production Artist
Periscope
03.2006 - 02.2016
Production Artist
Southern Graphics Systems
09.2002 - 03.2006
Electronic Imaging Specialist
Quad Graphics
03.2000 - 09.2002
Production Artist
Container Graphics Corp
10.1991 - 03.2000
Associate’s Degree - Graphic Communications
Northeast Metro Technical College/Century College