Freelance Retoucher - Industrial Color

About the role

Industrial Color is seeking experienced, detail-oriented freelance retouchers for ongoing, project-based assignments supporting a growing volume of high-end interiors, lifestyle, and home furnishings photography.

We're looking for mid-to-advanced-level retouchers with excellent Photoshop compositing skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to produce polished, photorealistic results while working independently in a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality retouching, color correction, masking, and compositing for interiors and lifestyle photography.
• Execute product replacements, including rugs and home furnishings, while maintaining realistic perspective, scale, texture, lighting, and shadows.
• Handle environmental adjustments, object removal, image reconstruction, and architectural corrections as needed.
• Maintain accurate product colors, patterns, and textures across multiple images.
• Interpret detailed client markups and art direction, ensuring consistency with established brand standards.
• Review and quality-check work carefully before submission, minimizing unnecessary corrections and revisions.

Additional information

Applicants need to provide a portfolio demonstrating relevant retouching and compositing work. Selected candidates may be asked to complete a paid retouching test. This role is open to hybrid schedules to our studios in Tribeca and

Requirements & Qualifications

• Mid-to-advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, particularly compositing, masking, and image reconstruction.
• Previous experience with interiors, furniture, home furnishings, or lifestyle photography strongly preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to produce natural, photorealistic results.
• Strong understanding of perspective, lighting, shadows, color accuracy, and texture.
• Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and deliver consistently high-quality work.
• Excellent communication skills and responsiveness to producer feedback.

Benefits & Perks

• The anticipated rate for this role is $50/hour.
• Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.
• Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

This role is open to a hybrid schedule to work in-office in our Tribeca studios and/or remotely. Evening or weekend work may occasionally be required during major projects.

• Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies.
• Industrial Color partners with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services.
• For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art digital production and post-production solutions to our clients.

Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: L'Oreal, Publicis, Procter & Gamble, Tommy Hilfiger, Absolut Vodka, Nike, Estee Lauder, Amazon...