Editorial Photo Retoucher

Role Overview

The Editorial Photo Retoucher is responsible for elevating campaign, social, homepage, and special project imagery to a premium, fashion-forward standard. This role ensures all photography reflects a cohesive, aspirational brand aesthetic while maintaining realism, texture integrity, and speed. This position sits within Creative and works closely with Art Directors, Photographers, Designers, and Social.

Responsibilities

• Retouch and upload product photography images
• Manipulate, adjust, and swap colors on products while maintaining natural texture, shadows, and lighting integrity
• Create multiple color variants of a single product image as needed for product lines or promotional use.
• Match product images to physical color samples and style guides for visual consistency across channels.
• Name and maintain digital asset file|structure organization
• Retouch high-volume fashion imagery across Campaign, Social content, Homepage banners, and Special projects
• Strong understanding of modern editorial fashion retouching
• Ability to balance polish with grit depending on campaign direction
• Skilled in color theory and cinematic grading
• Understands the difference between Commercial catalog retouching, Social-native content polish, High-fashion editorial finishing
• Ability to elevate images without losing authenticity
• Crop digital photographic images|maintain file size specification guidelines
• Ensure color consistency between image assets
• Upload assets to servers in accordance with calendars
• Strong color correction skills, matching images from different cameras
• Perform quality assurance on all images
• Responsible for completion of work to daily and weekly deadlines
• Ability to receive creative direction from the Director, Art and the Director, Creative Services, and make amends where necessary
• Demonstrate initiative and ideas to constantly improve the service of the photography team

Role Requirements

• Two plus years of experience as a Photo Retoucher in a studio environment, ideally in the Fashion eCommerce industry
• Proven experience in photo retouching and color manipulation, with a strong portfolio demonstrating before-and-after examples
• Strong knowledge of color theory, with the ability to perform color corrections, adjustments, and creative color grading to enhance product imagery.
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite and Photoshop
• Detail oriented, organized, and methodical approach to retouching
• Enthusiasm for exploring new techniques and ideas in pursuit of improving existing workflow
• Knowledge of studio photography and lighting practices, as well as photographic vocabulary and terms.
• Able to have a detail-oriented dialogue about the properties of a given image.
• Passionate about teamwork and team building
• Willingness to embrace giving and receiving critical feedback
• BA degree in Photography or equivalent work experience
• English, additional language(s) an advantage
• Schedule of this position: Monday - Friday | Core business hours | Onsite

Benefits

• New State-of-the-art HQ located in Beverly Hills
• Formalized career paths for continued professional growth
• Comprehensive health insurance across Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
• Weekly catered lunches & fully-stock kitchen pantry!
• Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings
• Summer Fridays Early Departure
• Team bonding events and programs
• Attractive employee discounts!

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