Retoucher

Company Overview Spring Studios is a creative agency and photographic studio complex in London, dedicated to high-end creative production for the fashion, luxury and beauty industries. Combining expert teams across art direction, stills and moving image, digital design, strategy, PR, casting and artist representation, under one roof, Spring Studios is perfectly positioned to deliver complete strategic creative solutions for the world’s leading brands. Your Role: Elevate Visual Standards at Scale As the E-Commerce Retouch Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the visual output for high-profile e-commerce clients. Leading a dynamic retouching team, you’ll ensure every image meets the meticulous standards Spring is known for, balancing speed, precision, and creativity at scale. Key Responsibilities High-End Image Retouching: Execute and oversee top-tier retouching on large volumes of e-commerce images with accuracy. Team Leadership: Inspire, guide, and mentor a team of in-house and freelance retouchers to deliver consistently exceptional results. Work with the Head of E-commerce to identify and shape the team needs and requirements. Workflow Ownership: Collaborate with the Production team to manage post production e-commerce workflow from intake to final delivery. Project & Resource Management: Work closely with the production talent coordinator to schedule and manage freelance resources, ensuring seamless operations. Quality Assurance: Uphold and elevate image quality standards; provide constructive feedback and implement continuous improvements. Process Development: Create and evolve bespoke retouching guidelines and workflows tailored to each brand’s needs and delivery requirements. Client Partnership: Serve as a key point of contact for client queries and bespoke image requests, ensuring satisfaction and trust. Performance-Driven Delivery: Consistently hit project deadlines and quality benchmarks. Cross-Team Collaboration: Support the Head of E-Commerce to onboard new clients and integrate them into the retouch pipeline smoothly. Creative Problem-Solving: Apply initiative and critical thinking to every challenge, technical or creative. What You Bring Proven expertise in both e-commerce and creative retouching. Calm under pressure, with the agility to manage fast-paced, high-volume environments. Mastery of Adobe Photoshop and advanced retouching techniques. Degree in Visual Arts or equivalent hands-on experience. Deep understanding of colour correction, skin work, and product detailing. An exceptional eye for detail and image quality. Strong communication and leadership skills with a collaborative mindset. Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines and energise a team to do the same. Prior experience working in a high-end photographic studio environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr