Retoucher

Location:
Secaucus, New Jersey

Job Summary:
**Responsibilities**:
Key Accountabilities:

- Complex image creative composition, extensive retouching, and accurate color correction product matching on digital images for Print and Digital.
- Collaborate with Creative and Production departments to support their ever changing needs and requirements.
- Printing and evaluating large format certified proofs.
- Quality control and final image checks.
- Responsible to keep abreast with industry and software changes and updates.
- Proactively assist in problem solving within team and across department.
- Continually develop retouching skills to improve abilities as well as remain current in the market and consistent with the company’s brand and trends
- Comply with all work processes and procedures to meet the desired end.

Education and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 5+ years retouching experience
- In-depth understanding of photography, lighting or art background preferred
- Experience working with a creative department

Skills and Behaviors:

- Expert working knowledge of Photoshop, Capture One, and Camera Raw
- Expert working knowledge of layers/sets, masks, paths, color correction tools, actions, and batch processing
- Pre-press experience preferred
- Expert knowledge of color theory and RGB and CMYK color spaces
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, and Bridge
- Must have an artistic eye, keen color awareness, and conceptual design skills
- Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work with little to no supervision
- Must have strong visual skills and be resourceful and innovative with attention to detail and focus on maintaining quality of work
- Must be adaptive and comfortable interacting with users from various business partners
- Desire and willingness to work in a collaborative, innovative, and team-oriented environment
- Ability to work towards multiple deadlines with shifting priorities
- Must be a self-starter