Photo Retoucher (Remote)

Summary

The Marcom LA photography team is seeking an experienced Retoucher. Our team conceptualizes and produces marketing for Apple’s services, which include Music, TV/TV+, Pay, Books, News, and Arcade...

This role requires a deep love for photography and a seasoned problem-solver. You will work with world-class creative and production teams to craft imagery across a variety of Apple marketing campaigns. You will support a wide variety of postproduction and creative conceiting, including silhouetting, color manipulation, masking, compositing, background extensions, layer effects, and channel manipulation for concept pitches and final artwork.

Qualifications
• You have at least 5-7 years of retouching experience within a commercial environment, working with a variety of clients/industries, including on-set experience.
• You are a highly organized, proactive, and adaptable team player who is comfortable collaborating remotely and in the office.
• Clear, concise, and professional communication internally and externally - with an emphasis on nurturing internal partnerships.
• You are insatiably curious about new resources, processes, and techniques. You can think strategically and solve problems independently.
• Positive attitude, highly collaborative, hunger to learn, and a willingness to get into the details or jump on a task outside of your usual purview to help the team. A pro-active and positive team player.
• You are comfortable positively and constructively responding to technical and creative feedback from team leaders and creatives.
• You are disciplined in managing your time and projects, meeting deadlines, communicating expectations, and anticipating road blocks along the way.
• You have a strong knowledge of Apple hardware and software ecosystems, as well as Adobe Creative suite. Capture One.
• Passionate about the Apple brand and relentless in preserving its authenticity and standards of excellence.

Description
• Partner with creative teams to craft imagery for new and existing projects across Apple brands for OOH, Print, and digital platforms.
• Work closely with Archivist on file naming conventions, retouching rounds, and delivery to ensure optimal workflow and archive systems are maintained seamlessly.
• Work with a variety of file formats, camera profiles, and software.
• Project management, including evolving timelines, rounds of revisions, and feedback loops. Respond quickly and positively to urgent requests and changes. Update project status in established team platforms.
• Work with discretion on all projects, and confer with team leads + creatives when applying judgement over materials being presented as a final project.

Education

Bachelor of Arts degree or equivalent work experience preferred

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