Hawes & Curtis is a quintessentially British heritage brand with a legacy in luxury shirting, fine tailoring, and stylish casualwear. With a strong reputation for quality and timeless design, we are proud to dress the modern gentleman and woman with impeccable craftsmanship and style.
The Role
The role of Product Photographer & Retoucher sits in our in-house Studio & Production Services department, where you will provide specialist expertise to ensure that all photography & post-production requirements are executed to a professional level to the brand.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and shoot a variety of products including jewellery.
- Retouching a variety of product types including still life, mannequin, flat lays and on model to a strict daily postproduction target.
- Retouch images to a high standard in both quality and quantity.
- Ensure colour consistency & correction on images ensuring they are consistent and a true representation of the product.
- Name and maintain digital asset file. Follow workflow procedure with structure organisation and upload images to web servers.
- Crop images and maintain file size specification guidelines.
- Perform quality assurance on all images.
- Be responsible for completion of work to daily and weekly deadlines
- Showing initiative and creativity within part of a team, which is constantly improving its imagery.
- Carry out ad hoc duties for the studio.
- Work collaboratively & liaise with other departments involved in the studio process to ensure that all product issues are flagged and retouched before distribution.
- Ensure work is completed in accordance with postproduction guidelines and use approved ways of working.
- Maintain the digital asset library and the integrity of folder structures.
- Check that all files adhere to asset naming conventions.
- Support with team administration tasks and coordination and workload when required and during periods of annual leave.
- A strong and confident communicator.
- An excellent working knowledge of Photoshop is essential.
- Strong retouching techniques and eye for detail.
- Self-motivation to hit deadlines and initiative to work as part of a team.
- Strong understanding of colour correction.
- Proven ability to work efficiently on a high volume of images to meet deadlines.
- Good knowledge of photography and lighting equipment
- Excellent punctuality record.
- Excellent organisation and communication skills.
- Education qualification to degree level of photography or equivalent.
- Retouching and shooting product photography.
- Work in a fast-paced friendly studio environment dealing with still life, mannequin and flat lay apparel photography.
- Minimum 2-4 years of proven experience working in an e-commerce studio
Software and Technical Skills
- Capture one
- Microsoft office, excel and word
- Wacom Tablet
- Profoto Lights
- Mac OS
- Video shoot & editing experience
- AI software experience
*Please note this role is based 4 days on-site with 1 day wfh
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Retoucher & Product Photographer employer: Hawes and Curtis
Hawes and Curtis is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant Greater London area, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Employees benefit from a hybrid work schedule, allowing for a balanced professional and personal life, while also enjoying opportunities for growth and development within the company. With a focus on analytical insights and stock coordination, this role not only maximises sales potential but also empowers team members to make impactful contributions to the business.
