Retoucher – Post Production Editor

RETOUCHING

• Work closely with creative leads to ensure that images meet brand standards, and elevate the brand photography
• Collect, edit and process all digital imagery, including ecom and lifestyle photography
• Provide retouching and communication support as needed for print imagery
• Match product imagery to samples for color accuracy and details
• Make extensions and compositions, silo paths, soft masks
• Retouching on figure images for improved fit and correct product details such as incorrect buttons on provided sample, pocket placement, color, etc
• Convert assets for print or digital use
• Create and implement Photoshop actions
• Retouch fabric requiring pattern alignment
• Establish retouching and color correction standards and guides for digital and print imagery; manage file size and crop specification guidelines
• Work closely with in-house video specialist and freelance video editors to ensure that product colors match across stills and video
• Establish best process for retouching
• Manage external retouching support, primarily for digital and ecom images, including retouching budget
• Liaise and support external color studios/retouchers for print images
• Work closely with photo team, other internal depts and external brand partners, including licensees, to support image retouching needs across the company. This may include wholesale, PR and marketing needs
• Work with production, project managers and key stakeholders to establish retouching schedules and communicate them
• Support the creative dept by assisting with organizing and maintaining digital assets through the retouching process, ensuring consistency and efficiency in file management, metadata, and naming conventions
• Collaborate with stakeholders to streamline workflows, track progress, and manage assets within tools like Airtable and DAM platforms

WEB IMAGE SUPPORT

• Work closely with web producer/coordinator for web image uploads, this includes but is not limited to, collecting images for ecom drops, renaming files, replacing images, adding metadata/support in adding metadata, and re-ordering image variants as needed

CORE EXPECTATIONS

• 5~10 years experience retouching digital and print imagery
• Core knowledge of photography
• Experience working with Cloudinary or a similar web image hosting platform is preferred
• Capable of prioritizing large volumes of work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate technical requirements and instructions
• Experience working with a team of strong and diverse personalities
• Highly organized and accurate in regard to file names, file locations and image tagging
• Able to manage external retouching support

BEHAVIORAL

• Excellent organizational skills both in the physical and digital space
• Solution-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
• A resourceful self-starter with strong time management skills, including ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Rapidly execute multiple projects on a tight timeline with attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
• Team player with a high level of professionalism

Qualifications

• Associates degree in related field and 5+ years’ experience in a post-production environment with retouching and color correction responsibilities for apparel and soft goods
• Critical eye for color demonstrated by a score 3 or less on the X-rite Hue Test ( www.xrite.com/en/hue-test )

System Qualifications

• Photoshop
• Capture One
• Adobe Suite
• Digital Asset Management systems
• Web image hosting
• Project management systems such as Trello and Airtable
• Excel

Physical Requirements And Working Environment

• Requires in-office work