Contract type
Location
Seattle, WA
Specialty
Remote
Yes
Reference
510879
Contact name
Megan Nixon
We are seeking a Freelance Photo Retoucher with an exceptional eye for detail and a refined understanding of high-end visual standards across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle imagery. This opportunity is ideal for a highly skilled visual specialist who can elevate photography through polished, precise retouching that strengthens brand storytelling while preserving authenticity and consistency.
The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in color correction, skin retouching, texture management, lighting balance, compositing, and overall image refinement. They understand how to enhance assets with subtlety and intention, ensuring visuals feel clean, aspirational, and premium across e-commerce, campaign, and editorial channels.
This role requires both technical mastery and strong creative judgment. A successful candidate knows how to maintain the integrity of original photography while improving clarity, tone, and visual impact. They are comfortable working across a high volume of assets, adapting retouching approaches to different creative needs, and delivering work that aligns with established visual direction.
The Photo Retoucher will manage projects from asset intake through final delivery, often with minimal oversight. This person should be highly organized, efficient, and confident collaborating with photographers, designers, art directors, and other stakeholders to interpret feedback and execute with accuracy. The ability to balance speed with excellence is essential in a fast-moving production environment.
Experience with AI-assisted imaging and post-production workflows is also important. The right candidate understands how to use emerging tools to improve efficiency, support cleanup and compositing, and streamline repetitive tasks while ensuring final imagery remains natural, elevated, and visually cohesive. A strong human eye for refinement and quality control is critical.
This freelance opportunity is well suited for a detail-oriented retouching expert who combines visual sensitivity, digital fluency, and technical craftsmanship to produce standout imagery with consistency and precision.