Job Summary
KDCI Outsourcing is seeking a
Photo Retoucher responsible for the professional enhancement and manipulation of commercial imagery. This role requires advanced expertise in high-end skin retouching, product compositing, and color grading. The ideal candidate can transform raw image files into polished, high-quality visual assets that align with brand-specific aesthetic standards and technical requirements for both web and print outputs.
Key Responsibilities
- High-End Retouching Perform non-destructive editing techniques including frequency separation, dodge and burn, advanced masking, and detailed retouching for portraits and product imagery.
- Color Grading & Matching Ensure color accuracy and consistency across entire shoots, matching skin tones or product colors to physical samples and maintaining brand standards.
- Complex Compositing Combine multiple exposures or elements into seamless final images, including background swaps and lighting adjustments.
- Pathing & Masking Create precise clipping paths and alpha channels for complex subjects such as hair, jewelry, and transparent objects.
- Quality Control Review final renders for halos, artifacts, banding, and resolution inconsistencies to ensure premium-quality delivery.
Job Requirements
- 35 years of professional experience in a photo studio, advertising agency, or high-volume e-commerce environment.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
- Strong understanding of color spaces (sRGB, Adobe RGB, CMYK), bit depth, and file formats (TIFF, PSD, RAW).
- Strong eye for detail and anatomy, with the ability to follow artistic direction precisely.
- Willing to work in a hybrid setup (3 days onsite, 2 days remote).
Work Ethics & Traits
- Artistic Eye Understands light, shadow, and texture to create natural, high-end edits.
- Patience & Focus Maintains quality while handling high volumes of precision-based tasks.
- Process Discipline Keeps organized, non-destructive layer structures for collaborative editing.
- Receptiveness to Critique Able to pivot quickly based on creative direction and feedback.
