Retoucher

Grafton Apparel believes everyone deserves to look great! We fit your body, your budget, your style and with the confidence you get when you look and feel great!

Grafton Apparel Ltd., owner and operator of Tip Top, George Richards & Mr. Big & Tall Menswear is a Canadian company that has been in business for over 100 years. Taking its strength from over a century of heritage, today Grafton Apparel remains committed to the retail clothing industry by responding to the ever changing demands of the market. Not only do we understand the needs of our customers, we understand the needs of our people too! We are truly committed to both our employees and our customers - a company that you will be proud to work for. Come join the team at Grafton Apparel where we are always looking for motivated, collaborative and product-driven individuals who are passionate about fashion and looking to grow and develop within our company.

Job Summary:We are looking for an experienced Retoucher who under the direction of the Creative Director, will use their creativity to edit on & off figure apparel photography

What we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits package including dental, extended health care, life insurance and a health spending account
• EAP Program because we care about your well being
• A fun environment! We like having a casual vibe while we take care of business
• A hybrid working arrangement - work from home and at our cool new office in Vaughan
• Learning opportunities to help you grow and progress your career
• An unbelievable employee discount - too good to post!

What you will do in this role:

• Review photography from photoshoots and evaluate assets for technical and aesthetic requirements
• Coordinate with freelance retouchers as needed to manage workflow
• Ensure visual consistency of images within projects and across listing platforms
• Maintain image to ensure required information is preserved while following procedures for naming, saving, and storing images
• Upload and organize assets within the shared drive for naming, saving, and archiving images
• Complete one-off editing requests from cross-functional partners with varying degrees of difficulty
• Establish and maintain an efficient workflow with the ability to follow a defined process accurately and consistently
• Super organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners, including graphic designers, marketing managers, e-com team & photographers to prepare and select images for online visual merchandising and marketing campaigns
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and can maintain production of a high volume of images under tight deadlines
• A robust retouching portfolio that demonstrates consistency and proficiency in retouching, compositing, and color correcting

Your experience and requirements include:

• Diploma/BA in Photography or Graphic Design
• Minimum 2 years of professional retouching experience
• Experience retouching fashion apparel is an asset
• Demonstrate working knowledge of standard and advanced editing techniques used for photography including advanced blending of exposures
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Capture One
• Working knowledge of all photographic formats and processing skills, including RAW image files
• Strong understanding of the workflow within a marketing, production, or creative department
• Experience working with digital asset management tools

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Vaughan, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• photo retouching: 2 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vaughan, ON