Senior Retoucher

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global beauty brand in London is seeking a Senior Retoucher responsible for enhancing and manipulating imagery to ensure high-quality standards. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in the beauty sector, exceptional skills in image retouching, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. Benefits include flexible working, 25 days holiday, and a generous product discount.

Benefits

Flexible work model

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Inclusive parental leave policy

Pension and life assurance

Wellness benefits

Dog friendly days

Generous product discount

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Creative Retoucher in Beauty or related field.
• Exceptional retouching skills with attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of lighting principles and composition.

Responsibilities

• Execute advanced image retouching including colour correction and enhancement.
• Collaborate with photographers and art directors to align with project requirements.
• Stay updated on emerging trends in retouching and product photography.

Skills

Creative Retouching

Photoshop

Colour Theory

Communication Skills

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Capture One

Helicon

Job description

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de‑coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy‑to‑use, easy‑to‑choose, easy‑to‑gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market‑leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry‑leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About the role

As a Senior Retoucher working across all areas of imagery, you’ll be responsible for enhancing and manipulating images to achieve impeccable final visuals. Integrating effects and enhancing textures, collaboratively with photographers, art directors, and clients, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that all images meet the highest standards of quality, creativity, and brand consistency.

As a Senior Retoucher you will

• Execute advanced image retouching, including colour correction, composition adjustments, background clean‑up, and enhancement of product details, while maintaining superior image quality.
• Collaborate closely with photographers, 3D artists, and art directors to understand the creative vision and specific project requirements.
• Work in tandem with clients to comprehend their needs and ensure that the retouched images align with their brand guidelines and expectations.
• Utilise industry‑standard software like Adobe Photoshop, Helicon, and Capture One.
• Maintain structured file organisation and adhere to project timelines, ensuring timely delivery of completed work.
• Stay updated on emerging trends, techniques, and tools in retouching and product photography to continually enhance the quality and efficiency of work.

Who you will work with

Reporting into the Head of Retouch.

About you

• Proven experience as a Creative Retoucher specialising in Beauty, Still Life, product photography, within a creative agency, e‑commerce, or related field.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Capture One and Helicon along with showcasing exceptional retouching skills and attention to detail. Any experience in 3D rendering software would be a real bonus.
• Strong understanding of colour theory, composition, and lighting principles in both product photography and 3D rendering.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with photographers, 3D artists, and clients, translating their vision into exceptional visuals.
• Outstanding time management abilities to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects concurrently.
• A passion for aesthetics and a drive for delivering high‑quality, visually stunning images across various mediums.

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast‑paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.

Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves.
• We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you.
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday.
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all.
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues.
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces.
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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