Senior Retoucher - Abbott Lyon

Rewarding Salary + 10% Bonus + benefits

Hybrid – Up to 4 days per week in the Manchester Hub

Full Time

We’ve teamed up with the fastest-growing jewellery brand in the UK, Abbott Lyon, who are now in the market to secure a Senior Retoucher. Abbott Lyon is already one of the fastest growing D2C brands in the UK, named on the 2023 list of 100 fastest-growing companies in the UK. Founded in 2015, Abbott Lyon’s customers love our range of affordable luxury products. Our brand has particular appeal to customers who want to buy uniquely personalised, high-quality, understated luxury jewellery and accessories for themselves or as gifts, for those moments that matter.

With a laser-sighted focus on our bullseye customer, Abbott Lyon has successfully disrupted the jewellery market and won market share from well-established competitors. Our core customer base sits in the UK however international development represents a huge opportunity for Abbott Lyon, and one we are determined to realise. With our sights firmly set on growing the business to £100M and beyond, this year’s plan sees significant investment in the talent and infrastructure required to achieve Abbott Lyon’s ambitious growth objectives.

Our culture is built on creativity, innovation, and customer centricity. We are seeking a dynamic, strategic, and results-driven Senior Retoucher to help shape the future of our influencer strategy as we continue to grow.

Role Overview: As our Senior Retoucher, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality retouching of jewellery photography for e-commerce, advertising, editorial, and social campaigns. You will be working closely with the creative, photography, and marketing teams to ensure every image reflects the luxury, clarity, and brilliance of our products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Retouch high-quality product and lifestyle imagery with a strong focus on jewellery details.
• Enhance product surfaces, maintain colour accuracy and preserve texture and detail to offer true production representation.
• Perform colour matching and consistency checks across campaigns and product lines.
• Maintain a high standard of retouching with a luxury aesthetic—delicate attention to detail is essential.
• Collaborate with photographers, stylists, and creative teams to enhance and execute visual briefs.
• Manage image workflows, naming conventions, and file delivery systems.
• Create and maintain retouching guidelines and templates for consistency across the Abbott Lyon brand.
• Oversee & QC freelance retouching support during peak periods as required.
• Ensure all images meet e-commerce and print-ready standards including resolution & colour profiles.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest retouching techniques, tools, and trends in luxury fashion jewellery & beauty.

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience in high-end product retouching, preferably with luxury goods, jewellery & beauty.
• Expert in Adobe Photoshop, Creative Suite & a strong working knowledge of Capture One.
• Proven experience in implementing quality control workflows for high-volume Ecommerce imagery.
• Strong experience working with precious metals & gemstones, color correction, shadow/highlights and clipping paths/masking.
• A meticulous eye for detail and luxury aesthetic.
• A team player with a solutions-based approach to efficiencies & consistencies within a creative studio environment.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines while maintaining a high-quality output.
• Organised and methodical approach to file management.
• Knowledge of CGI rendering or 3D retouching is a plus.
• A strong portfolio showcasing jewellery/product & beauty retouching is required.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for growth and development within a fast-growing company.
• Employee discounts on Abbott Lyon products.
• A chance to make a significant impact on the future of the company and its people.

If this sounds like you then hit apply or email Sam on sam@hypergrowthrec.co.uk to find out more! Abbott Lyon is committed to building and supporting a brilliant, diverse, and inclusive team as an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know how we can support you.