Freelance Retoucher - Industrial Color

CoCreativ; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Tribeca studio access

Job summary

Industrial Color in New York is seeking experienced freelance retouchers for ongoing interior, lifestyle, and home furnishings projects. You will deliver photorealistic results with meticulous attention to detail and strong Photoshop compositing, masking, and color correction skills.

This role offers a hybrid schedule with in-studio work at Tribeca and remote options. Evening/weekend availability may be required on major projects; selected candidates may be asked to complete a paid retouching

Qualifications

• Mid-to-advanced retouching and compositing skills with Photoshop
• Portfolio required demonstrating retouching and compositing work
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced production environment

Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality retouching, color correction, masking, and compositing for interiors and lifestyle photography.
• Execute product replacements, including rugs and home furnishings, with realistic perspective, scale, texture, lighting, and shadows.
• Handle environmental adjustments, object removal, image reconstruction, and architectural corrections as needed.
• Maintain accurate product colors, patterns, and textures across multiple images.
• Interpret detailed client markups and art direction to ensure brand standards.
• Review and quality-check work before submission to minimize revisions.

Skills

Retouching

Color correction

Masking

Compositing

Image reconstruction

Attention to detail

Photorealism

Deadline management

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Industrial Color is seeking experienced, detail-oriented freelance retouchers for ongoing, project-based assignments supporting a growing volume of high-end interiors, lifestyle, and home furnishings photography.

We're looking for mid-to-advanced-level retouchers with excellent Photoshop compositing skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to produce polished, photorealistic results while working independently in a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality retouching, color correction, masking, and compositing for interiors and lifestyle photography.
• Execute product replacements, including rugs and home furnishings, while maintaining realistic perspective, scale, texture, lighting, and shadows.
• Handle environmental adjustments, object removal, image reconstruction, and architectural corrections as needed.
• Maintain accurate product colors, patterns, and textures across multiple images.
• Interpret detailed client markups and art direction, ensuring consistency with established brand standards.
• Review and quality-check work carefully before submission, minimizing unnecessary corrections and revisions.

Applicants need to provide a portfolio demonstrating relevant retouching and compositing work. Selected candidates may be asked to complete a paid retouching test. This role is open to hybrid schedules to our studios in Tribeca and

• Mid-to-advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, particularly compositing, masking, and image reconstruction.
• Previous experience with interiors, furniture, home furnishings, or lifestyle photography strongly preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to produce natural, photorealistic results.
• Strong understanding of perspective, lighting, shadows, color accuracy, and texture.
• Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and deliver consistently high-quality work.
• Excellent communication skills and responsiveness to producer feedback.

The anticipated rate for this role is $50/hour. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

This role is open to a hybrid schedule to work in-office in our Tribeca studios and/or remotely. Evening or weekend work may occasionally be required during major projects.

Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies. Industrial Color partners with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services. For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art digital production and post-production solutions to our clients.

Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: L'Oreal, Publicis, Procter & Gamble, Tommy Hilfiger, Absolut Vodka, Nike, Estee Lauder, Amazon...