Senior Retoucher

Club L London; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury fashion retailer located in Manchester is seeking a Senior Retoucher to join its team. This role involves retouching high volumes of e-commerce imagery while ensuring colour accuracy and brand integrity. Ideal candidates should demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, and experience in luxury fashion. The company offers a range of benefits including a bonus scheme, flexible working hours, and a healthcare cash plan, promoting a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Bi-annual bonus scheme

25 days' annual leave

Flexible working hours

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced maternity leave

Sick pay

40% staff discount

Healthcare cash plan

Free onsite gym

Regular social events

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Retoucher, ideally in luxury fashion or e-commerce.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a consistent, methodical approach.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Retouch high volume e-commerce imagery to brand standards.
• Enhance images while preserving a natural, authentic aesthetic.
• Apply strong colour theory knowledge to ensure consistent recolouring.

Skills

Attention to detail

Colour theory

Adobe Photoshop

Organizational skills

Fashion retouching

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Capture One

Lightroom

Bridge

Job description

Founded in 2007 Club L was created with the vision of offering long‑lasting luxury styles, trend‑oriented collections with a twist and unique, statement designs that offer both exceptional quality and fit in an otherwise saturated market of fast‑fashion and throw away goods.

Accessible luxury through considered purchasing, limited edition collections that leave no wastage and responsible and ethical manufacturing are at the heart of the brand, world‑renowned for its premium fabrications, inclusive sizing and affordable price points.

About Us

Club L London is the next‑generation online fashion retailer for the forward‑thinking woman. Conceptualised and crafted in‑house and abroad, we specialise in accessible luxury and unique designs of unrivalled quality to flatter all figures. From prom to occasion, am to pm, maternity, bridal and more, we deliver an engaging customer experience that connects our global community of diverse consumers, international fashion influencers and content creators with new and exciting collections dropping each week.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Retoucher to join a small, dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to delivering the highest standards of retouching across e‑commerce, campaign, and social content. You’ll be expected to produce photorealistic imagery, with a particular focus on accurate product colour representation for our extensive catalogue.

This role is ideal for a detail‑oriented retoucher with experience handling high volumes of imagery who values consistency, precision, and a thoughtful approach. Colour accuracy and brand integrity are paramount.

Key Responsibilities

General

• Retouch high volume e‑commerce imagery to brand standards.
• Enhance images while preserving a natural, authentic aesthetic.
• Remove blemishes, smooth skin, and correct lighting and tonal balance.
• Perform industry‑standard fashion retouching across a variety of fabrics and materials.
• Apply shaping and sculpting techniques with subtlety.
• Maintain strict layer discipline and non‑destructive workflows.
• Remove unwanted objects or distractions.
• Extend or rebuild backgrounds (AI‑assisted or manual).
• Execute accurate pathing and selections for product isolation.
• Manage complex layer structures with confidence in Adobe Photoshop.

Colour Discipline

• Apply strong colour theory knowledge to ensure consistent recolouring.
• Deliver exceptionally accurate colour correction across projects (Ecom, Campaign & Social).
• Maintain tonal and colour consistency across e‑commerce, campaign, and social assets.

Assets & Content

• Manage and maintain content via our CMS (Dropbox).
• Work closely with the department manager to evolve and refine photography / retouch workflows.

Quality & Feedback

• Interpret feedback constructively and implement changes quickly and effectively.
• Assist with quality control of image standards and execution of amends.
• Collaborate with Retouch Manager to drive improved workflow efficiency

Collaboration

• Partner daily with Graphics, E‑commerce, Social, and Product teams.
• Communicate confidently regarding colour accuracy and garment updates.
• Contribute to a collaborative environment, offering and receiving feedback professionally.
• Manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Adopt new workflows and retouching techniques proactively.
• Ensure clear cross‑department communication on updates and colour standards.
• Apply creative interpretation in line with briefs and the Club L brand aesthetic.

About You

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Retoucher, ideally in luxury fashion or e‑commerce.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a consistent, methodical approach.
• Strong organisational skills and responsibility for maintaining content systems.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines while maintaining a high‑quality output.
• A strong portfolio showcasing fashion retouching.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.
• Familiarity with Capture One, Lightroom, Bridge, and digital asset management tools (advantageous but not essential) – Training can be provided if required.
• Confident use of a Wacom tablet preferred.

What’s on Offer?

• Bi‑annual bonus scheme
• 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10–4
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Sick pay
• 40% staff discount
• Healthcare cash plan
• Free onsite gym
• Regular social events