Larry Hurtado

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About Larry Hurtado

With 20+ years of experience as a Digital Imaging Specialist & Expert Retoucher, I have been integral to project management initiatives for major clients. My portfolio consists of high-end brands, as well as A-List celebrities. I have worked to develop strategic quality control and quality assurance techniques that led to high-percentage productivity increases and improved client satisfaction across the board. I am well-established in graphic design techniques and have a high proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, and Capture One Pro. As a leader in the industry, I am consistently training and managing teams to ensure efficiency increases through exceptional leadership. It is my passion to ensure clients are satisfied and that I am always staying ahead of trends, which allows my work to be second to none. Some of my key achievements include: Spearheaded projects with 7+ clients, mainly photographers, including retouching campaigns for major companies including Sprite, Wrangler, Reebok, Gillette, and Benefit Cosmetics Managed a team of 6 retouchers and led the development, training, performance management, performance reviews, and annual assessments, reaching efficiency increases across the team due to exceptional leadership Developed and led training as well as development programs in retouching/recoloring techniques for models in laydowns for catalog, innovative ways to utilize Photoshop, and changing color schemes, resulting in an increase of eCommerce deliverables by 25%+ and reducing the post-production team’s overtime by 40% Worked on projects and editorials with magazines including Vogue, Italian Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and Harper’s Bizarre and with A-List celebrities including Beyoncé, Kanye West, Will Ferrell, and Hugh Jackman I am interested in connecting with other like-minded professionals in my field. Feel free to contact me through this profile if you wish to connect.