Responsibilities

• Retouch and enhance high-resolution lifestyle and product photography for use in advertising, retail signage, catalogs, lookbooks, packaging, campaign assets, and a wide range of brand materials.
• Perform advanced retouching including color correction, skin and fabric refinement, environmental cleanup, texture enhancement, and overall image polishing while maintaining natural, realistic, and on-brand results.
• Execute complex compositing, masking, object removal, background reconstruction, and layout-driven image adjustments to meet creative and conceptual needs.
• Prepare final imagery according to Skechers’ technical and creative specifications to ensure accuracy, consistency, and cohesive brand presentation across all outputs.
• Work closely with photographers, art directors, designers, and production artists to uphold visual quality and ensure imagery aligns with creative direction and brand standards.
• Maintain organized working files, builds, versions, and final assets in adherence with department workflows and asset management systems.
• Manage multiple simultaneous projects, timelines, and priorities while maintaining consistent quality and attention to detail.

Requirements

• Proven professional experience in high-end retouching within advertising, lifestyle photography, or related creative fields.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop with strong command of compositing, masking, color grading, and detailed retouching techniques.
• Strong understanding of color accuracy, lighting, textures, and visual consistency in large-format and high-resolution imagery.
• Ability to work efficiently with large-scale files in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent visual judgment with a strong focus on detail, realism, and brand consistency.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills within a creative team environment.