Junior Retoucher

Company Description:

J. Barbour & Sons Ltd founded in 1894 is a British lifestyle brand, home to the iconic Wax jacket. We design, manufacture and market stylish functional clothing and footwear for men, women and children inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. We are the proud holder of Royal warrants and remain true to our core values as a fifth-generation family business. Barbour is sold in over 40 countries worldwide, including Europe, the US and Japan but we have our headquarters and roots firmly located in the North East of England.

Position Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Re-toucher to join our In-House Studio Team on a temporary maternity cover, here at our Head Office in South Shields. This role will be key to retouching world class imagery for the In-House Studio.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for retouching high end photography from still life to models to an exceptional standard within short timeframe and within deadline.
• Work to shoot bible guidelines.
• Working closely with photographers to accurately represent garments and ensuring all colours are matched and correct between image and physical product.
• Cropping images and maintain file size specification guidelines.
  Ensuring a consistent finish, focused on agreed quality expectations.
• Responsible for quality control of all edited images across colour accuracy, product shaping and general quality.
• Responsible for actioning feedback accordingly and effectively.
• Time management, feeding back any roadblocks to ensure deadlines are met.
  To meet and where possible exceed daily KPI targets/agreed volumes.
• Support with photography when required.

Skills and Experience:

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong brand awareness
• Minimum one yeara of commercial experience as a retoucher in an ecomm/creative studio
• Confident technical understanding MAC and Adobe Photoshop
• A team player with a positive outlook and professional manner
• A confident and articulate problem solver
• Willingness to learn new processes and software
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Conscientious with a sharp eye for detail
• Proficient communicator

Benefits:

• Staff discount
• Staff shop
• Healthcare cash plan
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays.
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.