Photo Retoucher

Scattermesh is a fast-paced small company looking to disrupt, transform, and innovate on behalf of our clients. We are inventors, technologists, artisans, problem solvers, and collaborators seeking to redefine the content experience by changing how content is managed and delivered to clients. We have an amazing team and we want to add a few talented revolutionaries who want to make a difference solving hard problems. Create your story and start making an indelible impact today.

Job Summary

We’re hiring a Photoshop Retoucher on a full-time basis in Herndon, Virginia. Photoshop Artists use Photoshop to retouch and/or integrate 3D renders into images to produce beautiful, photo-realistic end products. The Photoshop Artists are ultimately responsible for the final shot composition including technical and aesthetic quality and integrity of product images to client. The ideal candidate has years of experience in integrating CG renders to maximize photorealism of images and/or doing beauty retouching. We're looking forward to seeing your resume and portfolio if this sounds like you.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Bring Art to Life - Dissect what makes photos feel real, learn how cameras work and apply that knowledge to create compelling composites using high quality CG renders and plates captured by our global partners.
• Move the Needle - Advance our retouching/compositing workflow with new and emerging techniques and technologies.
• Collaborate - Work within your team and without growing your knowledge of the trade.

Qualifications and Skills

• 3+ years’ experience in a professional setting digitally compositing and retouching images/videos to create photorealistic end products.
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop
• Knowledgeable about render AOVs and their uses in a compositing workflow
• Highly developed eye for aesthetics and realism
• Able to work within established production pipelines and coordinate amongst other teams
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work under high pressure with short deadlines
• Collaborative mindset
• Comfortable giving and receiving critique
• Is self-motivated and self-reliant
• Must have a learning mind-set
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge/Experience with After Effects/Nuke/Fusion or similar programs in a VFX setting is a plus
• Classical art training is a plus
• Photoshop scripting knowledge is a plus
• Knowledge of human anatomy
• Must be capable of completing job requirements without the assistance of AI tools
• US citizenship required

Benefits and Perks

Scattermesh is as obsessed about our employees as our customers. We want to provide great benefits and perks so you can focus on making an impact. We recognize that industry is moving away from better benefits so we have decided to do our part to start reversing the trend. Join us in our quest to disrupt, transform and innovate.

Benefits

• Competitive Market Leading Pay
• 25-30 days - Paid Time Off (PTO) / Holiday
• 100% Company paid medical/dental/vision/plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Matching with no cliff vest