Retoucher with CGI & AI skills

Pathdesignrecruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Agency in London is seeking a highly skilled Retoucher / Image Maker who blends traditional retouching craft with CGI and the evolving possibilities of generative AI.

You’ll work closely with designers and creatives to develop and deliver high‑quality imagery across campaigns, confirming a collaborative yet autonomous approach, with 3–4 days in the studio. This role invites experimentation with new tools to push image-making further.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Photoshop and retouching skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Cinema 4D.
• Rapidly developing understanding of generative AI image-making tools and workflows.
• Confidence combining traditional and emerging techniques rather than treating them as separate disciplines.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and image-making.
• Curiosity around emerging creative technologies and a willingness to continually experiment and learn.
• The ability to work independently, use your judgement and find solutions without needing constant direction.
• A collaborative mindset and genuine interest in contributing to the culture of the team.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to explain and present your creative thinking.

Responsibilities

• High-end creative retouching and image manipulation in Photoshop.
• Creating, lighting and rendering imagery and assets using Cinema 4D.
• Using generative AI as part of the creative image-making process.
• Combining photography, CGI, retouching and AI-generated elements into seamless final imagery.
• Exploring new tools, techniques and workflows as image-making continues to evolve.
• Developing bespoke approaches and methodologies depending on the needs of each project.
• Working collaboratively with creative teams from initial concept through to final execution.
• Presenting your work, process and thinking to people beyond the immediate team.
• Helping raise the standard of image-making craft across the wider agency.

Skills

Photoshop

Retouching

Cinema 4D

Generative AI

Portfolio

Curiosity

Independent work

Collaborative

Communication

Tools

Cinema 4D

Job description

The Agency

A global, fully integrated creative and media agency built around the belief that the best work happens when creativity, media, technology and talent work together.

Combining the scale and capabilities of a global network with an entrepreneurial, partner-led approach, its multidisciplinary teams span creative, media, content, experience and technology. The agency increasingly uses AI and data to connect insight, ideas and performance, creating more joined-up and effective work for clients.

Working with some of the world’s best-known brands, the agency delivers everything from brand-building creative and integrated campaigns to performance media and dedicated in-house agency models.

With a presence across four continents, it offers a modern alternative to the traditional agency network – breaking down the silos between creative and media to create work that is faster, smarter and more effective.

The Role

We’re looking for a highly skilled Retoucher / Image Maker who combines exceptional traditional retouching craft with CGI and the rapidly evolving possibilities of generative AI.

This is a role for someone who thinks beyond conventional retouching. You’ll be equally comfortable perfecting an image in Photoshop, creating and manipulating assets in Cinema 4D, and experimenting with the latest generative AI tools to produce imagery that might not have been possible through traditional methods alone.

Crucially, we’re looking for someone who can bring these different disciplines together — developing the right methodology for each project rather than relying on a single tool or way of working.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll work closely with designers, art directors and creatives across the agency to develop and deliver high-quality imagery across campaigns, brand communications and digital content.

You’ll be responsible for:

• High-end creative retouching and image manipulation in Photoshop


• Creating, lighting and rendering imagery and assets using Cinema 4D


• Using generative AI as part of the creative image-making process


• Combining photography, CGI, retouching and AI-generated elements into seamless final imagery


• Exploring new tools, techniques and workflows as image-making continues to evolve


• Developing bespoke approaches and methodologies depending on the needs of each project


• Working collaboratively with creative teams from initial concept through to final execution


• Presenting your work, process and thinking to people beyond the immediate team


• Helping raise the standard of image-making craft across the wider agency

About You

You’re an accomplished image-maker with a strong eye for composition, lighting, colour and detail. Craft is important to you, but you’re equally excited by how technology is changing the way images can be created.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Expert-level Photoshop and retouching skills


• Strong working knowledge of Cinema 4D


• A rapidly developing and demonstrable understanding of generative AI image-making tools and workflows


• Confidence combining traditional and emerging techniques rather than treating them as separate disciplines


• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and image-making


• Curiosity around emerging creative technologies and a willingness to continually experiment and learn


• The ability to work independently, use your judgement and find solutions without needing constant direction


• A collaborative mindset and genuine interest in contributing to the culture of the team


• Strong communication skills and the confidence to explain and present your creative thinking

How You’ll Work

This is a highly collaborative team, so we’re looking for someone who is confident in their own craft while enjoying working alongside others. You should be comfortable contributing ideas, sharing knowledge and helping others solve problems.

At the same time, you’ll be trusted to work independently — making decisions, taking ownership of projects and finding ways to unblock yourself and others when challenges arise.

The role is London-based with an expectation of 3–4 days per week in the studio.

Above all, we’re looking for someone excited about where image-making is heading: a brilliant traditional retoucher who sees CGI and AI not as replacements for craft, but as new tools to push it further.