Packaging Visual Retoucher & AI Imagery Expert

Core Home; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Home, a fashion-forward housewares company in New York City, is seeking a skilled Retoucher to join our Graphic Design team. You will retouch product photography, 3D renders, food imagery, and AI-generated visuals, ensuring colors and finishes match physical samples for packaging and online pages.

Bring a strong eye for color, lighting, and detail, and collaborate with designers, photographers, and overseas teams to deliver print-ready assets under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• BFA or BS in Graphic Design, Photography, or a related field.
• 4+ years of professional retouching experience in housewares or consumer products.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop with advanced retouching and color correction.
• Strong portfolio of product retouching and image compositing.
• Excellent eye for color, lighting, texture, and detail.
• Experience matching photography/renderings to physical samples for accuracy.
• Solid understanding of Pantone, CMYK, and print production requirements.
• Experience with AI image generation and editing tools (e.g., Adobe Firefly).
• Strong organizational and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Retouch product photography, 3D renderings, food imagery, and AI visuals.
• Ensure colors, materials, and textures match physical samples across imagery.
• Perform high-end Photoshop retouching: color correction, compositing, lighting.
• Refine food imagery for in-use shots with natural styling and color.
• Create lifestyle and product imagery using AI and Photoshop compositing.
• Prepare high-resolution, print-ready imagery for packaging and digital use.
• Review proofs and production samples, providing feedback on color accuracy.
• Collaborate with packaging designers, 3D visualization designers, photographers, and overseas teams.
• Maintain consistency of image quality across collections and brands.
• Manage multiple projects and meet tight production deadlines.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Color correction

Compositing

Color management

AI image generation

Attention to detail

Education

BFA or BS in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe Firefly

Photoshop Generative Fill

AI generation tools

Lightroom

Capture One

Job description

Core Home, a fashion-forward housewares company in New York City, is seeking a skilled Retoucher to join our Graphic Design team. You will retouch product photography, 3D renders, food imagery, and AI-generated visuals, ensuring colors and finishes match physical samples for packaging and online pages.

Bring a strong eye for color, lighting, and detail, and collaborate with designers, photographers, and overseas teams to deliver print-ready assets under tight deadlines.