Photographic Retoucher (6-month Fixed Term Contract)
Who are we looking for
An experienced and detail-oriented Photographic Retoucher to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of image manipulation techniques, colour correction, and compositing, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for visual perfection. You should be comfortable communicating with colleagues and stakeholders, and able to work efficiently within tight deadlines.
What you’ll be doing
As the Photographic Retoucher, you will play a crucial part in bringing our creative visions to life for various T&P clients. You will be responsible for high-quality image manipulation, ensuring consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all projects. This includes amending images, implementing corrections, and driving visual improvements. You will also be involved in communicating with creative teams and engaging with both internal and external stakeholders.
Quality Assurance is a significant task within the role. You will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of retouching on all photographic assets across agency teams, working with the support of the Creative Lead. As part of the role, you’ll be expected to confidently present and articulate requirements and solutions to internal and client teams.
Some more info on the role:
- Retouching and manipulating photographic images to a high standard, ensuring consistency and brand alignment.
- Performing colour correction, compositing, and other advanced image manipulation techniques.
- Collaborating closely with photographers, designers, and art directors to achieve desired visual outcomes.
- Working within Adobe Creative Suite to implement changes and improvements.
- Liaising with creative teams to ensure project requirements are met and feedback is incorporated.
- Maintaining an organized workflow and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ensuring all retouched images are optimized for various platforms and outputs.
What we require from you:
- Proven experience as a Photographic Retoucher with a strong portfolio showcasing your skills.
- Deep understanding of photographic retouching techniques, colour theory, and image composition.
- Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop, Lightroom, and Bridge).
- Awareness and interest in current image manipulation trends through AI
- Excellent eye for detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Experience working with graphic designers and art directors.
- Experience with digital asset management systems (Desirable).
- Proficiency with understanding data (Desirable)
- Department
- Design
- Locations
- London, Edinburgh
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract
About T&P
Who are we?
T&P is the world’s only truly full-service independent agency network, combining the energy and agility of a partner-owned business with the scale and strength of our alliance with WPP and WPP Media.
We believe in The Power of &, bringing diverse talent together to transform the way great brands are built. Our teams blend creative, media, experience and technology specialists from across our marketing practices. The performance mindset of these teams optimises to business outcomes in every channel, fueled by the latest innovations in AI.
Ultimately of course, we are our people. They’re the most important part of our business, so we want to make a lasting impression on them in the same way they do on us, by striving to become the most important place in their careers.
That’s why we do our best to build strong communities around them; provide the best possible opportunities for them to develop & grow; and empower them to make a difference to their clients and the world at large. Our strengths often lie in our differences, so we challenge and champion each other and our clients, to be the very best we can be.
T&P is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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