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This role is ideal for a mid-level professional with proven studio experience who thrives on consistency, efficiency, and delivering high-quality work at scale. Execute high-quality flat-lay and on-form product photography across categories including socks, hosiery, knitwear, and intimates.

We are seeking for a women's lingerie and stocking brand company a skilled and dependable Studio Photographer & Retoucher to support a high-volume production environment. This role is ideal for a mid-level professional with proven studio experience who thrives on consistency, efficiency, and delivering high-quality work at scale.Approximately 70% of the role is dedicated to photography, with the remaining 30% focused on retouching and digital asset management. This is a hands-on position for someone who understands studio workflows, maintains precise lighting standards, and communicates effectively within a cross-functional team.Responsibilities:Studio Photography<ul><li>Execute high-quality flat-lay and on-form product photography across categories including socks, hosiery, knitwear, and intimates</li><li>Manage daily studio workflow, including tethered shooting using Capture One</li><li>Maintain consistent lighting setups to ensure uniformity across hundreds of SKUs per season</li><li>Produce 50–80 RAW images daily, depending on product complexity</li><li>Coordinate closely with design, merchandising, and retouching teams to ensure timely asset delivery</li></ul>Retouching & Image Quality<ul><li>Perform intermediate to advanced retouching using Adobe Photoshop, including color correction, masking, background cleanup, and batch processing</li><li>Ensure all imagery meets brand and e-commerce standards, with accurate color and product representation</li><li>Identify and resolve retouching challenges while maintaining consistency</li><li>Optimize workflow efficiency through tools such as keyboard shortcuts, batch actions, and structured file organization</li></ul>Digital Asset Management (DAM)<ul><li>Upload and organize retouched assets within the DAM system, ensuring accurate SKU mapping and metadata tagging</li><li>Maintain clean, consistent file naming and organizational standards</li><li>Ensure all assets are properly archived, accessible, and distribution-ready</li><li>Track asset status and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>Experience: 2–3 years of commercial studio photography, preferably in e-commerce, catalog, or fashion</li><li>Portfolio: Demonstrated experience delivering high-volume, consistent, and professional-quality output</li></ul>Technical Skills: <ul><li>DSLR or mirrorless camera systems</li><li>Studio lighting and strobe equipment</li><li>Capture One (tethered shooting)</li><li>Adobe Photoshop (retouching fundamentals and beyond)</li><li>Efficiency: Strong time management skills with the ability to balance speed and quality</li><li>Communication: Clear, proactive communicator who collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams</li><li>Reliability: Consistent performance and accountability in a production-focused environment</li></ul>Location: Linden NJ Salary: $60K

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Studio Photographer & Retoucher

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Asset Management

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Digital Asset Management

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Merchandising

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Photography

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Retouching

Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)

Time Management

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The Creative Production Manager partners closely with clients, account teams, retouchers, prepress, and leadership to manage high-volume, deadline-driven workstreams. This role serves as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned accounts and projects, balancing client expectations, creative quality, timelines, and internal resources.

<h3>Position Summary</h3>The Creative Production Manager oversees retouching and post-production projects from kickoff through final delivery, ensuring all work is completed on time, on budget, and at the highest visual standard. This role serves as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned accounts and projects, balancing client expectations, creative quality, timelines, and internal resources.The Creative Production Manager partners closely with clients, account teams, retouchers, prepress, and leadership to manage high-volume, deadline-driven workstreams. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, excellent communication, a sharp creative eye, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.<h3>Key Responsibilities</h3>Project Ownership & Production Management<ul><li>Own all aspects of assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery</li><li>Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, organization, and quality</li><li>Establish and maintain project schedules, timelines, milestones, and delivery expectations</li><li>Oversee day-to-day workflow to ensure deadlines are met and deliverables remain on track</li><li>Work closely with offshore vendors to maintain quality, consistency, and project schedules, including identifying issues, communicating feedback, and ensuring revisions are completed when necessary.</li><li>Monitor project scope, flag potential risks, and proactively propose solutions</li><li>Maintain strict adherence to approved project budgets and escalate concerns when needed</li></ul>Creative Review & Quality Control<ul><li>Review imagery from a creative and technical perspective to ensure all work meets client expectations and internal quality standards</li><li>Act as the client’s advocate throughout the retouching process, ensuring imagery aligns with creative direction, campaign cohesion, and project briefs</li><li>Provide clear, actionable feedback to retouchers and prepress teams to improve image quality and consistency</li><li>Lead quality control efforts throughout the project lifecycle, serving as the final set of eyes before images are delivered to clients</li><li>Ensure there are no technical, visual, or file-related issues prior to delivery</li></ul>Client Communication & Account Partnership<ul><li>Serve as the day-to-day liaison for assigned clients and projects</li><li>Lead project-related communication including schedules, file deliveries, creative feedback, timelines, and solutions to production challenges</li><li>Partner closely with Account teams to align on client expectations, project scope, budgets, and delivery timelines</li><li>Build strong client relationships through professionalism, responsiveness, and attention to detail</li><li>Participate in client meetings, creative reviews, and production calls as needed</li></ul>Workflow Coordination & Team Collaboration<ul><li>Coordinate workflow across retouching, prepress, production, and account teams to ensure efficient execution</li><li>Partner with the Production Lead and Director of Retouching & Post to establish project workflows, staffing plans, and resource allocation</li><li>Track project status and maintain accurate records of files, markups, approvals, schedules, and communications</li><li>Attend and lead production meetings, review sessions, and internal project discussions</li><li>Contribute to a collaborative, team-oriented environment within the department and across cross-functional teams</li></ul>Estimating, Reporting & Resource Management<ul><li>Create project estimates in partnership with Account teams and leadership</li><li>Track time spent on images and projects to evaluate resource usage, efficiency, and profitability</li><li>Produce reports and participate in post-mortem discussions to identify opportunities for workflow improvement</li><li>Maintain organized project documentation including files, markups, emails, hard drives, and reference materials</li></ul>Professionalism & Representation<ul><li>Demonstrate professionalism and sound judgment in all client and internal interactions</li><li>Represent the company positively in meetings, presentations, and public or private events</li><li>Make decisions in the best interest of the company, clients, and project teams</li><li>Support a positive, solutions-oriented work environment</li></ul>Success in This Role Looks Like<ul><li>Projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at a consistently high quality level</li><li>Clients feel informed, supported, and confident throughout the production process</li><li>Internal teams have clear direction, organized workflows, and strong communication</li><li>Imagery is cohesive, visually strong, and aligned with creative expectations</li><li>Project challenges are identified early and resolved proactively</li><li>Accurate project tracking, reporting, and documentation are maintained across all accounts</li></ul>Requirements<h3></h3><ul><li>Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Still Retouching workflows</li><li>Proficient in Capture One, AI, Dropbox and Project Management Softwares</li><li>Ability to work in a high-paced environment </li><li>Ability to problem solve and implement efficiencies</li><li>Time management and assessment for proper budgeting and timely delivery</li><li>5-7 years experience in high volume post-production, retouching, and creative management</li><li>Experience working with luxury beauty clients</li><li>Minimum 3 years experience managing a retouching team</li><li>Excellent visual judgment and strong color perception</li><li>Self-Starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment</li><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and creative quality</li></ul>BenefitsThe anticipated salary range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000 annually. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.This is a hybrid role requiring flexibility to work in-office and remotely. Evening or weekend work may occasionally be required during major projects.We offer a competitive benefits package including major medical, dental and vision insurance, FSA, HSA, and employee discounts.Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies. Industrial Color partners with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services. For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art digital production and post-production solutions to our clients.Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: L'Oreal, Publicis, Procter & Gamble, Tommy Hilfiger, Absolut Vodka, Nike, Estee Lauder, Amazon...

CoCreativ

Retouching Project Manager

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Budget Management

Budgeting

Campaigns

Customer Relations

Detail Oriented

Digital Art

Documentation

Energy Efficiency

Hard Drives

Identify Issues

Leadership

Maintain Compliance

Multitasking

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Production Control

Production Management

Profit & Loss

Project Control

Project Estimates

Project Lifecycle

Project Management Software

Project Schedule

Project Tracking

Project/Program Management

Quality Control

Quality Management

Quality Metrics

Record Keeping

Reporting Skills

Resource Management

Schedule Development

Team Lead/Manager

Team Player

Time Tracking

Workflow Analysis

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As the number one outdoor advertising company in the world, we are dedicated to giving brands unique voices and providing messaging platforms through the highest quality out-of-home solutions and first-class services. Joining JCDecaux means choosing the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide and seeing new horizons in a team recognized for its momentum, creativity, and sense of innovation.

About JCDecaux As the number one outdoor advertising company in the world, we are dedicated to giving brands unique voices and providing messaging platforms through the highest quality out-of-home solutions and first-class services. Joining JCDecaux means choosing the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide and seeing new horizons in a team recognized for its momentum, creativity, and sense of innovation. We are dedicated to creating a motivated and diverse workforce. We’re always in search of employees with a passion to make a significant contribution to the continued growth of our business. If that sounds like you, check out the description to see if you’re a good fit!   Title: Photography/Retouching Co-op Main function of job: To provide quality photo editing and photography solutions for all JCDecaux North America needs. Main Duties: ·       Photo editing (replacing posters, superimposing two or more shots, correcting colors, etc.) ·       Portfolio: process of archiving all of JCDecaux digital imagery, including malls, airports, and streets. ·       Assist Staff Photographer in photographing JCDecaux inventory in the NYC market. ·       Assist Graphics Department in various projects as needed, based on skillset. Pay Range: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour JCDecaux North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value individuality and create an inclusive culture where variety is positively encouraged, and all employees are genuinely appreciated for what makes them unique. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. For more JCDecaux US information, visit www.jcdecauxna.comPowered by JazzHR

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