Photo Retoucher

Photo retoucher
Madhappy is a Los Angeles-based clothing brand made for a community of optimists, born in 2017. Madhappy uses apparel, events, and experimental retail spaces – including its permanent flagship in West Hollywood – to explore a personal expression as a means to an improved state of mind. Its own seasonal stores – with past and present locations including New York City (Soho), Aspen, Miami, East Hampton, and Tokyo – are each designed to reflect their site, while still sharing the brand’s DNA. The brand currently produces a selection of ever-evolving, evergreen classic styles, seasonally available collections and collaborations. Madhappy supports research and awareness in mental health through The Madhappy Foundation (a 501c(3) non-profit) and writes Local Optimist, a print magazine. Each to celebrate us as works-in-progress, and the personal and collective expression that is a part of that.

About the job
We are looking to hire a proactive, skilled, highly motivated, and organized Photo Retoucher. You will be responsible for retouching e-commerce flat lay photography with the possibility of retouching on-model photography as well.

In this position, You will be responsible for retouching e-commerce flat lay photography with the possibility of retouching on-model photography as well. This role will be working within our Content team. This role will report directly to our Photographer..

Responsibilities
- Enhance and adjust colors, lighting, and composition to ensure images meet quality standards.
- Retouch skin, hair, clothing, and backgrounds for professional results.
- Perform advanced image editing tasks, such as compositing, object removal, and background replacement.
- Resize and crop images according to specific dimensions or platform requirements.
- Ensure all edited images align with Madhappy’s visual style and guidelines.
- Maintain uniformity across batches of images for campaigns or collections.
- Work closely with photographers, art directors, and designers to understand project requirements and achieve desired outcomes.
- Interpret creative briefs and suggest enhancements to achieve optimal results.
- Manage and organize large volumes of files and maintain a streamlined workflow.
- Prepare high-resolution and web-ready versions of images.
- Ensure files are delivered in the correct format, size, and resolution.

About you
Qualifications
- Must have 2-3 years of professional experience in image retouching.
- High volume fashion/e-commerce retouching experience.
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop.
- Must be able to provide before/after retouching samples to be considered for this role.

Characteristics
- A strong work ethic and commitment to quality and efficiency.
- Strong sense of problem solving skills.
- Ability to adapt to changes quickly.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment required.
- Ability to work efficiently while maintaining high attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong organizational, multitasking skills.