About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Retoucher to join our Photo Studio team at Next!
You will be an expert in your field of retouching and produce amazing high quality imagery for the Next family of websites
This is an extremely fast-paced role that covers all our in-house retouching teams and studios to maintain Next’s vision and creative beliefs.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is creative & proactive, either looking to step up into a Senior retoucher role or has experience within a similar position.
About the role
- To deliver content to the highest quality for the Next customer aligned to our brand principles & creative direction.
- This role demands a strong team player with exceptional retouching skills who is eager to train and develop other members of the team
- Maintain a clear understanding of the workflow for retouching, look for efficiencies and new possibilities to improve the process and streamline production
- You will provide strong guidance to all levels of the Studio from a retouch perspective in line with your Team Lead.
- You will be a focused, driven, hard-working individual that has the maturity and empathy to take direction well
- You must be able to remain calm and professional while maintaining a positive and proactive attitude.
- You will be able to identify with the ever-changing requirements of a large studio team.
- It is vital to build and maintain strong relationships with your Team lead and senior management within Next Studios.
- Monitor standards to ensure consistency and continually improve quality
About You:
- Oversee the quality of all imagery within the team ensuring the quality and output is consistent and to the highest level required
- Responsible for skills training and development of other retouchers in collaboration with Team Lead
- Provide strong, clear and aspirational guidance and support to the studio team from a retouch standpoint.
- To work collaboratively with other Senior Retouchers within the Studio and promote a learning culture and positive team dynamic
- Maintain constant awareness of new techniques/processes to enhance the retouch workflow
- Work closely with the shoot teams to ensure the best possible image is captured in the most efficient way and suggest alternatives