Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $35 - 38 per hour
Cella is looking to hire a Photo Retoucher with to support a client with with their product photos!
Cella is seeking a meticulous and creative Photo Retoucher to join a dynamic creative team. This role involves enhancing and perfecting product images for various digital and print media, digitally manipulating photographs to meet the highest quality standards. The Photo Retoucher will play a crucial part in ensuring visual content aligns with brand guidelines and project specifications, requiring a strong understanding of web vs. print color usage, color correction, compositing, and other advanced retouching techniques.
Responsibilities:
- Perform high-end retouching on product and lifestyle photography, including blemish and imperfection removal.
- Enhance colors, tones, and contrast to achieve desired aesthetics; adjust lighting and shadows for depth.
- Ensure consistency in style and quality across all images, adhering to brand guidelines.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of seamless compositing of multiple images.
- Combine and manipulate images to create composite shots, special effects, or alter appearances.
- Correct color imbalances and apply color grading techniques for specific moods or styles.
- Thoroughly review and proof images for errors and inconsistencies, maintaining high attention to detail.
- Adhere to project deadlines and collaborate closely with the visual content specialist and creative team to understand project requirements and provide feedback.
- Communicate effectively to understand expectations, address concerns, and provide explanations of retouching techniques.
- Manage files by keeping them organized and saved in the proper location using correct naming conventions.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience: 3-5 years as a product photo retoucher with a strong portfolio showcasing high-quality work (before and after examples).
- Expert knowledge: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom), with a deep understanding of color correction, color theory, compositing, and image manipulation.
- Exceptional attention to detail: A keen eye for aesthetics, lighting, and composition.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in e-commerce or industrial photography.
- Familiarity with Capture One and Helicon Focus.
- Basic knowledge of photography principles and techniques.
- Experience in a creative agency or in-house creative team.
Skills:
- Soft Skills and Cultural Fit:
- Excellent communication skills for effective team collaboration.
- Creative mindset with a passion for visual storytelling.
- Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to changing project requirements.
- Collaborative spirit, open to giving and receiving constructive feedback.
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
