Senior Photo Editor

Society for Scholarly Publishing; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Society for Scholarly Publishing is seeking a highly skilled Photoshop retoucher in Las Vegas. You will collaborate with photographers and a lead Photoshop specialist to develop the final visual treatment of selected photographs, while refining light, color, and atmospheric qualities.

Applicants should demonstrate exceptional portfolio work, experience with high-end retouching, and proficiency in non-destructive workflows for very large prints.

Qualifications

• Advanced to expert-level proficiency in Photoshop with high-end retouching experience.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating sophisticated image enhancement beyond general design.
• Expert knowledge of lighting, color theory, contrast, and composition.
• Proficiency with precision selections, masks, adjustment layers, color grading, and non-destructive workflows.
• Excellent artistic judgment and ability to create dramatic visual impact with restraint.
• Experience collaborating with photographers, creative directors, or senior imaging professionals.
• Exceptional attention to detail, especially for very large print sizes.
• Strong communication, adaptability, and responsiveness to detailed feedback.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with photographer and lead Photoshop specialist to craft final visual treatment.
• Refine light, shadow, contrast, color, depth, and atmosphere.
• Use luminosity masking, channel-based selections, and exposure blending as needed.
• Enhance images while preserving original composition and natural textures.
• Work with very high-resolution files, including medium-format and panoramic images.
• Join creative reviews and implement detailed artistic direction and revisions.
• Maintain organized, non-destructive Photoshop files and high production standards.
• Support final image prep and quality control for premium large-format prints.
• Ensure consistency with established aesthetic and artistic vision.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop expert

Portfolio showcasing enhancements

Lighting & color theory

Precise selections & masks

Non-destructive workflows

Artistic judgment

Collaborative with photographers

Attention to detail for large prints

Communication & feedback

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with the photographer and lead Photoshop specialist to develop the final visual treatment of selected photographs.
• Execute sophisticated refinements to light, shadow, contrast, color, dimensional depth, and atmosphere.
• Use advanced luminosity masking, channel-based selections, precision masking, curves, selective color, dodge and burn, and exposure blending when appropriate.
• Create controlled, visually compelling enhancements while preserving the original composition, photographic details, and natural textures.
• Work with extremely high-resolution photographic files, including medium-format and panoramic imagery.
• Participate in creative reviews, interpret detailed artistic direction, and execute precise revisions.
• Maintain organized, layered, non-destructive Photoshop files and high production standards.
• Support final image preparation and quality control for premium, large-format fine-art printing.
• Ensure consistency with established photographic aesthetic and artistic vision.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced to expert-level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, with substantial professional high-end photographic retouching experience.
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating sophisticated image enhancement, not simply general graphic design.
• Expert knowledge of photographic lighting, color theory, contrast, tonal separation, and composition.
• Proficiency with precision selections, masks, adjustment layers, color grading, and non-destructive workflows.
• Excellent artistic judgment: the ability to create dramatic visual impact with precision and restraint.
• Experience collaborating with photographers, creative directors, or senior imaging professionals.
• Exceptional attention to detail, including image quality at very large print sizes.
• Strong communication, adaptability, and responsiveness to detailed creative feedback.

Highly Desirable Experience

• Fine-art landscape, nature, wildlife, or architectural photography retouching.
• Advanced RAW processing and multi-exposure blending.
• Color-managed workflows, soft proofing, and large-format fine-art printing.
• Extremely high-resolution medium-format digital photography.
• Sophisticated lighting and atmospheric refinement achieved through photographic adjustments rather than generative image creation.

Our creative production operation is based in Las Vegas, and local candidates are preferred for direct, hands-on collaboration. However, outstanding remote candidates will be considered based on demonstrated expertise, portfolio quality, availability for regular creative reviews, and ability to work effectively with the team. Regardless of location, this is a collaborative role, not an independent brief-and-deliver assignment.