Editorial Photo Retoucher

Fashion Nova•Beverly Hills, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Editorial Photo Retoucher is responsible for elevating campaign, social, homepage, and special project imagery to a premium, fashion-forward standard. This role ensures all photography reflects a cohesive, aspirational brand aesthetic while maintaining realism, texture integrity, and speed. This position sits within Creative and works closely with Art Directors, Photographers, Designers, and Social.

Requirements

Two plus years of experience as a Photo Retoucher in a studio environment, ideally in the Fashion eCommerce industry
Proven experience in photo retouching and color manipulation, with a strong portfolio demonstrating before-and-after examples
Strong knowledge of color theory, with the ability to perform color corrections, adjustments, and creative color grading to enhance product imagery.
Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite and Photoshop
Detail oriented, organized, and methodical approach to retouching
Enthusiasm for exploring new techniques and ideas in pursuit of improving existing workflow
Knowledge of studio photography and lighting practices, as well as photographic vocabulary and terms.
Able to have a detail-oriented dialogue about the properties of a given image.
Passionate about teamwork and team building
Willingness to embrace giving and receiving critical feedback
BA degree in Photography or equivalent work experience
English, additional language(s) an advantage
Schedule of this position: Monday – Friday | Core business hours | Onsite

Responsibilities

Retouch and upload product photography images
Manipulate, adjust, and swap colors on products while maintaining natural texture, shadows, and lighting integrity
Create multiple color variants of a single product image as needed for product lines or promotional use.
Match product images to physical color samples and style guides for visual consistency across channels.
Name and maintain digital asset file|structure organization
Retouch high-volume fashion imagery across Campaign, Social content, Homepage banners, and Special projects
Strong understanding of modern editorial fashion retouching
Ability to balance polish with grit depending on campaign direction
Skilled in color theory and cinematic grading
Understands the difference between Commercial catalog retouching, Social-native content polish, High-fashion editorial finishing
Ability to elevate images without losing authenticity
Crop digital photographic images|maintain file size specification guidelines
Ensure color consistency between image assets
Upload assets to servers in accordance with calendars
Strong color correction skills, matching images from different cameras
Perform quality assurance on all images
Responsible for completion of work to daily and weekly deadlines
Ability to receive creative direction from the Director, Art and the Director, Creative Services, and make amends where necessary
Demonstrate initiative and ideas to constantly improve the service of the photography team