Photo Retoucher

Reporting to the Creative Content Director and working closely alongside the studio photographer, the photo retoucher manages the output of all photography being created in Steltenpohl Studios, our in-house photo studio. Whether retouching the label of a bottle, comping a swirl into a creamy glass of ice coffee, or color-grading a suite of campaign images, this person is confident in their craft and will be responsible for post-production of world-class imagery on a consistent basis. This role will be required to help support our studio photographer in action as needed. Responsibilities • Retouching/color correcting all photography coming out of our in-house photo studio • Name and maintain digital asset file/structure organization • Upload assets to various asset management sites in accordance with delivery calendars • Perform quality assurance on all images • Ability to receive creative direction from the Creative team (art directors/creative directors/designers/photographer) and make amends where necessary • Demonstrate initiative and ideas to constantly improve the service of the photography team • Manage additional freelance retouchers if/when additional support is required • Actively involved in driving the production value/look and feel of the brand photographically, namely in post-production • Photographic content includes but is not limited to website imagery/banners/etc., new product launches, seasonal, yearly website category refreshes, social, Amazon PDP (product description pages), partnership content, design assets, photos for grocery and away from home partners, campaign lifestyle shoots, highly stylized conceptual imagery, and all internal/external requests • Workflow research and proactive in finding new ways to optimize retouching process • Photo Project Management • Support studio photographer with the following: Hands-on help lighting/producing on photo and video sets; Helping to build small sets; Moving heavy equipment in the studio; File management; Creative brainstorming; Additional production support as needed Qualifications • 3+ years’ commercial retouching experience with portfolio of personal product retouching examples, preferably in-line with Califia’s brand photography • Strong desire and excitement to be around a studio photography environment with heavy concentration on food and beverage • Keen eye for aesthetics and details • Strong compositing skills • Strong brand understanding • Great verbal communications skills to ensure effective team collaboration • Expert in Adobe Photoshop • Shows a genuine interest and passion for our category and the work that we do • Flexible and entrepreneurial spirit to run with fast timelines.