Freelance Retoucher

THE PRODUCTION FACTORY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in fashion content production is seeking experienced Freelance Retouchers to join their team at Big Sky Studios in London. The role involves delivering high-quality imagery for digital and e-commerce platforms, with responsibilities including colour correction and image clean-up. This position offers the potential for a longer-term or permanent opportunity in a fast-paced studio environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in retouching high volumes of fashion stills.
• Strong knowledge of colour correction and image clean-up.
• Familiarity with retouching software and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Retouch high volumes of fashion stills for digital and e-commerce.
• Perform quality control to ensure technical and creative standards.
• Collaborate with creative teams to align visuals with brand vision.

Skills

Attention to detail

Workflow management

Collaboration

Job description

Location: Big Sky Studios, London

Start Date: Mid-July 2025

Duration: rolling (Potential to go permanent)

About the Project

Production Factory, in collaboration with Big Sky Studios, is seeking a team of experienced Freelance Retouchers to support the delivery of high-quality fashion stills content for an established UK brand. This role is integral to the post-production team, ensuring final imagery meets the highest creative and technical standards for digital and e-commerce platforms.

The Role

As a Retoucher, you’ll work closely with the Head of Post Production and wider creative team to deliver polished, on-brand imagery. You’ll be responsible for colour correction, image clean-up, masking, and compositing, while ensuring consistent output across seasonal collections. This is a fast-paced, high-volume studio environment requiring strong attention to detail, excellent workflow management, and a team-first mindset.

This is a full-time, freelance role based on-site at Big Sky Studios in London, with potential for a longer-term or permanent opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Retouch high volumes of fashion stills content for digital and e-commerce use, ensuring assets are delivered on time and to brief.
• Carry out detailed image work including colour correction, masking, clean-up and basic compositing.
• Follow established retouching guidelines to maintain a consistent visual standard across all outputs.
• Perform rigorous quality control, checking all final imagery meets technical and creative requirements.
• Organise and manage image assets efficiently, supporting the team in smooth file delivery and handover.
• Collaborate with art direction, production, and styling teams to ensure visuals are aligned and delivered in line with creative vision.
• Keep up-to-date with software and retouching best practices to contribute to team performance and innovation.
• Support the Head of Post Production with image upload and delivery tasks as required.