Luxury AI Artist & Retoucher for Visual Production

Aquent; Corte Madera (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a creative leader to steer AI-powered image production for luxury interiors and lifestyle campaigns. You will blend AI-generated and photographed assets to craft editorial-quality visuals that meet exacting standards.

Responsibilities include building generation workflows, refining prompts, performing expert retouching, and delivering print-ready files. Collaboration with creative directors will ensure brand consistency and innovation.

Qualifications

• Proven high-end retouching experience in luxury lifestyle or products.
• Hands-on production use of generative AI tools for image creation.
• Experience with node-based AI generation workflows (Figma Weave or ComfyUI).
• Strong prompting fluency across multiple AI platforms and production troubleshooting.
• Expert-level Photoshop skills for compositing, masking, color and prepress prep.
• Deep understanding of photorealism in lighting, materials, perspective.
• Compelling portfolio showing retouching craft and AI-assisted work.
• Ability to distinguish when prompts suffice vs manual retouching.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute AI image generation and editing workflows for furniture, interiors and lifestyle imagery.
• Craft and iterate on structured prompts across diverse AI platforms with precision and repeatability.
• Perform high-end retouching on AI-generated and photographed assets with color, composite, and surface improvements.
• Seamlessly integrate AI-generated elements into photographed environments and composite photographic elements into AI scenes.
• Elevate lifestyle and product photography through advanced retouching to meet luxury editorial standards.
• Prepare and deliver print-ready files adhering to production and prepress specifications.
• Collaborate with creative directors to maintain visual consistency across campaigns and sourcebooks.
• Develop and document internal prompting protocols and retouching SOPs for knowledge sharing.

Skills

High-end retouching

Generative AI tools in production

Node-based AI workflows

Prompting fluency across AI platforms

Adobe Photoshop expert

Photorealism mastery

Strong portfolio

AI output troubleshooting

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Figma Weave

ComfyUI

Magnific

Topaz Photo AI

Runway

Job description

Aquent is seeking a creative leader to steer AI-powered image production for luxury interiors and lifestyle campaigns. You will blend AI-generated and photographed assets to craft editorial-quality visuals that meet exacting standards.

Responsibilities include building generation workflows, refining prompts, performing expert retouching, and delivering print-ready files. Collaboration with creative directors will ensure brand consistency and innovation.