Remote Photo Editor & Image Quality Specialist

Synthires; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 145,000; Part time

Job summary

Synthires is seeking experienced Photo and Visual Editors to support an AI training initiative focused on image evaluation, editing, and visual quality assessment. You will apply your expertise in photo editing, image selection, and retouching to review visual content and determine quality, accuracy, and suitability for specific purposes.

You will evaluate image collections, identify technical issues, edit and retouch as required, and provide concise written feedback explaining your decisions.

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a Photo Editor, Picture Editor, Visual Editor, Retoucher, or Photo Producer.
• Hands-on experience selecting, editing, and evaluating images for professional publication, clients, brands, or media platforms.
• Proficiency in professional image-editing software such as Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, or Capture One.
• Strong understanding of exposure, focus, color correction, cropping, image composition, and retouching techniques.
• Ability to recognize image manipulation, visual inaccuracies, and inconsistencies between photographs and their descriptions.
• Experience preparing images for print, web, social media, broadcast, or commercial use.
• Strong visual judgment and attention to detail.
• Clear written English and the ability to explain creative and technical decisions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Review collections of photographs and select the strongest images based on creative briefs, intended audiences, and project requirements.
• Evaluate image quality by assessing exposure, focus, sharpness, color accuracy, noise, composition, and cropping.
• Identify technical imperfections, inconsistencies, and visual distractions that affect image quality.
• Detect alterations or manipulations that materially change the content or meaning of an image.
• Verify that image captions, descriptions, and accompanying information accurately represent the visual content.
• Edit, enhance, and retouch photographs according to specific creative briefs and quality standards.
• Use professional editing tools to correct lighting, color balance, exposure, composition, and other technical issues.
• Explain image selection and editing decisions through concise, structured written feedback.
• Compare alternative images and justify why one photograph is more suitable than another for a particular purpose.
• Maintain consistency across image collections while following project-specific editing and evaluation guidelines.
• Deliver accurate, high-quality visual assessments and edited images within established project timelines.

Skills

Photo Editor

Image Selection

Retouching

Image Evaluation

Written Feedback

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Capture One

Job description

Synthires is seeking experienced Photo and Visual Editors to support an AI training initiative focused on image evaluation, editing, and visual quality assessment. You will apply your expertise in photo editing, image selection, and retouching to review visual content and determine quality, accuracy, and suitability for specific purposes.

You will evaluate image collections, identify technical issues, edit and retouch as required, and provide concise written feedback explaining your decisions.