Product Retoucher

Thesis • Portland, OR

13d • $0 - $65 • Onsite

About The Position

Thesis is a digital agency building an AI-powered image production engine for a global consumer brand. Our pipeline uses generative AI tools to produce product images—featuring products shown on-model and in lifestyle or studio-style scenes—at a scale that traditional photography cannot match. We're looking for a skilled Product Retoucher who can take AI-generated output and bring it to publish-ready quality, addressing product detail accuracy, lighting consistency, and compositional issues. This is a temporary or independent contractor (1099) position working directly within our production team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional retouching experience, preferably within an agency, studio, retailer, e-commerce environment, or corporate creative department.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in product retouching, skin retouching, color correction, compositing, and image enhancement across multiple product categories.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and professional retouching workflows.
• Experience retouching premium hard goods, jewelry, luxury items, fashion, or other detail-intensive product imagery is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing high-volume asset production while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
• Comfortable working with AI-generated source material and resolving common image-generation inconsistencies.
• Comfortable working independently within fast-paced creative and production environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in high-end product retouching, including color correction, image cleanup, compositing, masking, artifact removal, and detail enhancement while preserving product integrity.
• Capable of independently translating creative direction and client feedback into polished, production-ready imagery that supports brand and business objectives.
• Highly skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with advanced expertise in Photoshop and a strong understanding of digital asset management systems and production workflows.
• Experience working with AI-generated imagery, including correcting visual artifacts, blended elements, distorted anatomy, inaccurate product details, and compositional inconsistencies.
• Strong understanding of color management, calibration, and maintaining consistency across various platforms and outputs.
• Able to execute retouching solutions that align with established visual standards while adapting to the unique needs of different products, campaigns, and client requirements.
• Experienced in partnering with photographers, designers, art directors, creative leadership, production teams, and account stakeholders to ensure seamless project execution.
• Exceptional eye for detail, accuracy, and craftsmanship, consistently delivering precise, high-quality imagery with minimal errors.

Responsibilities

• Retouch AI-generated on-model lifestyle and product images to a client-ready standard.
• Address skin texture, fine details, and anatomical naturalism introduced or altered by AI generation.
• Fix distorted details, pseudo-text, and aliasing artifacts.
• Refine lighting, shadow consistency, and background seamlessness.
• Work from structured client feedback delivered via Airtable (text notes and annotated references).
• Deliver layered PSDs, JPGs, and PNGs per agreed naming and file conventions.
• Communicate clearly on scope, revision estimates, and any image-level issues flagged for escalation.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed