Photo Retoucher

Role: Photo Retoucher

Location: Richmond, VA

Hybrid/On-site/Remote: Hybrid

Clutch Creative is a rapidly growing staffing agency. We support our clients by identifying unreachable talent that helps their businesses grow.

Our candidates work with us because they know we have the best opportunities available to them and will help them navigate their next career move. We care, we're honest, and we hustle—that's what makes us Clutch.

Clutch is looking for an experienced Photo Retoucher for a client of ours.

Responsibilities

• Image Enhancement: Retouch product and lifestyle digital images for use in marketing across multiple platforms including print, web, and social media.
• Color & Lighting: Use Adobe Photoshop to edit imagery to match product samples for color accuracy, balance lighting, combine plates, and fix imperfections to deliver high-quality final assets.
• Compositing: Composite products into existing lifestyle or still imagery, creating realistic highlights and shadows while preserving texture, perspective, and depth.
• Asset Support: Assist stakeholders with image retrieval, cropping, resizing, and sharing assets as needed.
• Dynamic Media: Help edit dynamic image formats such as time-lapses and animated GIFs for e-commerce and social media purposes.
• Asset Management: Own the full lifecycle of digital assets, managing workflows for acquisition, storage, and delivery to internal users while maintaining the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, file naming conventions, and metadata.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Execute creative direction from Photographers, Designers, and Art Directors, implementing changes in a fast-paced environment while meeting strict deadlines.
• Workflow Optimization: Stay up to date with software upgrades and industry trends to continually streamline retouching and photography workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1-3+ years of relevant experience, with a background in digital project management. Prior experience working within a collaborative team environment is ideal.
• Technical Skills: Proven mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop Pro. Proficiency with Mac software is highly preferred.
• Production Knowledge: Strong understanding of digital file handling, color management, and various file formats.
• DAM Systems: Experience working with Digital Asset Management platforms; experience with Bynder is a significant plus.
• Soft Skills: Process-oriented and highly organized with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Adaptability: A multi-tasker with a positive, flexible attitude and the ability to pivot quickly under changing priorities.
• Tools: Experience with Microsoft Planner and other Microsoft 365 tools is a plus.
• Bonus Skills: Video editing or graphic design experience is a plus, but not required.

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