Freelance Color Retoucher

SETactive; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

SETactive is seeking a Freelance Color Retoucher in Beverly Hills to collaborate with the Creative Manager on high-quality retouching across ecommerce, marketing, and social content. You will support the broader creative team with one-off asset requests and image adjustments while maintaining brand consistency.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, fast-paced, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities and timelines across campaigns.

Qualifications

• Ghost mannequin retouching for product imagery, with color management and partner communication.
• Supplemental imagery retouching, in-house or via overseas partners.
• E-commerce imagery retouching, in-house or via overseas partners.
• Fabric texture preservation and color accuracy across assets.
• Maintain retouching quality aligned with SET Active standards.
• Lead the color correction process for ghost imagery with internal approvals.
• Ensure color consistency across ghost, campaign, ecommerce, and supplemental imagery.
• Prepare color reference images and guides for overseas partners.
• Managing workflow between in-house retouching and overseas partners.
• Preparing and distributing retouching notes, reference files, and visual direction.
• Reviewing incoming retouched assets for quality control and aligning with the Creative Manager on approvals or revisions.
• Coordinating revisions and communication with overseas partners in alignment with the Creative Manager.
• Assisting in development of a scalable retouching workflow for SET Active.
• Helping streamline post-production timelines, file organization, and overall asset management.
• Supporting the Creative Manager in preparing final retouched assets for marketing launches and campaign rollouts.

Responsibilities

• Ghost mannequin retouching for product imagery with color management.
• Supplemental imagery retouching, in-house or with overseas partners.
• E-commerce imagery retouching, in-house or with overseas partners.
• Fabric texture preservation and color accuracy improvements.
• Maintain retouching quality aligned with SET Active standards.
• Lead color correction for ghost imagery with approvals.
• Ensure color consistency across all imagery.
• Prepare color reference images and guides for overseas partners.
• Manage workflow between in-house and overseas retouching.
• Prepare and distribute retouching notes and visuals.
• Review assets for quality and align with Creative Manager.
• Coordinate revisions with overseas partners.
• Develop scalable retouching workflows.
• Streamline post-production timelines and asset management.
• Support final assets for marketing launches.

Job description

Freelance Color Retoucher

This position will work closely with the Creative Manager to execute high-quality retouching on assets spanning across e-commerce, marketing, and social content. In addition to supporting core retouching needs, this role will at times be a collaborative partner to the broader creative team, assisting with one-off asset requests and image adjustments as approved by the Creative Manager. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, fast paced, adaptable, and able to maintain brand consistency across multiple channels while managing varying priorities and timelines.

Retouching Execution

Campaign imagery retouching, completed in-house by the contractor

• Ghost mannequin retouching for product imagery, including color management and maintaining visibility on communication with photography partners when necessary
• Supplemental imagery retouching, completed either directly by the contractor or managed through overseas retouching partners depending on scope and timeline
• E-commerce imagery retouching, completed either directly by the contractor or managed through overseas retouching partners depending on scope and timeline
• Fabric texture preservation and color accuracy adjustments across campaign, e-commerce, and supplemental assets
• Maintaining consistent retouching quality aligned with SET Active brand standards

Color Management

• Leading the color correction process for ghost imagery, incorporating internal team feedback and approvals
• Ensuring color consistency across ghost, campaign, ecommerce, and supplemental imagery
• Preparing color reference images and visual guides for overseas retouching partners to ensure accuracy and consistency

Retouching Workflow Management

• Managing workflow between in-house retouching (completed directly by contractor) and overseas retouching partners
• Preparing and distributing retouching notes, reference files, and visual direction
• Reviewing incoming retouched assets for quality control and aligning with the Creative Manager on approvals or revisions
• Coordinating revisions and communication with overseas partners in alignment with the Creative Manager

Operational Support

• Assisting in development of a scalable retouching workflow for SET Active
• Helping streamline post-production timelines, file organization, and overall asset management
• Supporting the Creative Manager in preparing final retouched assets for marketing launches and campaign rollouts