Senior Creative Retoucher

Wellcom London Limited; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency in London seeks a skilled visual Retoucher to lead high-end retouching projects. You will manage multiple accounts, work with clients to enhance briefs, and mentor junior team members. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience and a strong portfolio. This role offers a supportive workplace environment with a range of benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Enhanced sick pay

Pension

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar field.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Organised with attention to detail and able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead large retouching projects from brief through to delivery.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to enhance project quality.
• Identify efficiencies and keep up to date with new technologies.

Skills

High-end retouching

Post-production workflow

Expert in Photoshop

Mentoring junior team members

Client communication

Job description

Overview

You will be part of a great team of producers, designers, animators, 3D artists, retouchers and developers working with our agency clients. The role is based at our Dippin’ Sauce office in Clerkenwell but will require travel to clients for meetings and sometimes working at other Wellcom Studios for the duration of projects.

You’ll be responsible for the creation of high-level Retouching, working with varying digital and print formats you will be able to analyse briefs and lead large projects from initial brief through to delivery.

Knowledge and skills required

• Strong portfolio of high end work is essential. Presenting a wide range of retouching skills from advertising, skin and beauty, still life, automotive and everything in between.
• As a skilled visual Retoucher, you will bring your ideas and the ideas of others to life in a nuanced and impactful way.
• Passionate about photography, retouching and illustration.
• Full knowledge of post-production workflow from the photoshoot process and image capture packages, workflows, colour management and technical specifications for both Digital and Print Production.
• Expert in Photoshop and a diverse range of software, plug-ins, techniques and approaches.
• Ability to work with both Wellcom’s and the client’s producers to assess new briefs and help put together costs and timings
• To be able to mentor and guide junior members of the team
• The ability to identify efficiencies and learnings through project experience and feedback and keep up to date with new technologies and innovations
• Liaise directly with clients and attend briefings and debriefings as and when required.
• Be proactive at adding value to client briefs by helping to develop and enhance these, suggesting ways they can be brought to life while managing both internal and client expectations
• Collaborate with the team to enhance internal processes, workflows, and project standards.
• To be able to liaise with other departments in order to ensure the smooth running of the studio, use initiative, be proactive and have strong team skills, all delivered with a ‘can do’ personable attitude.

Essentials

• At least (5) five years of experience in a similar field
• To be a great team player with excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Be organised with astute attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work on multiple accounts with challenging deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Be proficient in the use of G Suite and able to work collaboratively with shared documents and teams
• Salary commensurate with experience

Our benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Christmas closure
• Dog friendly office
• We celebrate your significant life events and milestones
• Birthday day off
• Fertility support
• Baby loss support
• Menopause support
• Enhanced sick pay
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Volunteering days
• Pension
• Cycle to work
• Free Eye Test
• LinkedIn learning