Retoucher

Trove Brands is looking for a skilled and highly detail-oriented Retoucher to join our in-house Retouching team.

The primary focus of this position will be retouching product detail page, or PDP, imagery for products across Trove Brands, with Owala representing the largest immediate need. This role will be responsible for ensuring that our digital product imagery accurately represents the color, material, texture, finish, and construction of the physical product.

Color accuracy is the highest priority for this position. The ideal candidate understands that successful product retouching is not simply about making an image look polished—it is about creating a consistent and trustworthy representation of the product customers will receive.

This position will partner closely with our photographers and Retouching team. By taking ownership of PDP post-production, the Retoucher will allow photographers to spend more of their time shooting, improving lighting, and increasing overall studio output. The position may also support other retouching needs when PDP workload allows, but PDP will remain its first priority.

Key Responsibilities

• Retouch high-volume PDP and e-commerce product imagery across Trove Brands.
• Match final images closely to physical product samples and approved color references.
• Maintain consistent color across different angles, products, materials, colorways, and image sets.
• Correct color balance, exposure, contrast, reflections, shadows, texture, and material appearance while preserving a natural and accurate result.
• Remove dust, scratches, production imperfections, unwanted reflections, and other temporary defects without misrepresenting the product.
• Complete detailed masking, clipping paths, compositing, alignment, cropping, background preparation, and image cleanup.
• Work within a color-managed workflow using calibrated monitors, approved color profiles, and established output standards.
• Prepare and export final files according to required dimensions, naming conventions, color spaces, and delivery specifications.
• Complete detailed quality-control reviews before assets are submitted for approval or delivery.
• Maintain consistency across large groups of images and multiple product launches.
• Partner with photographers to identify capture improvements that can reduce unnecessary post-production.
• Help document and improve PDP retouching, color-management, and quality-control standards.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Support additional campaign, lifestyle, or product-retouching needs when PDP priorities allow.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3 or more years of professional retouching, photo-editing, or commercial post-production experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating product or e-commerce retouching, including before-and-after examples.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop.
• Strong working knowledge of color correction, color spaces, ICC profiles, monitor calibration, and color-managed workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to match digital imagery accurately to physical products or approved references.
• Experience retouching challenging materials such as plastics, metals, translucent materials, soft goods, gloss finishes, matte finishes, and textured surfaces.
• Strong masking, compositing, cleanup, and non-destructive editing skills.
• Ability to identify subtle differences in hue, saturation, brightness, material appearance, and finish.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to maintain consistency across high volumes of images.
• Ability to balance quality, speed, and production deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to receive feedback and apply it consistently across future work.
• Ability to work on-site and evaluate images alongside physical product samples.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with consumer products or established e-commerce brands.
• Experience with Capture One or similar professional photography software.
• Experience building Photoshop actions, templates, scripts, or other workflow efficiencies.
• Familiarity with digital asset management and structured file-delivery systems.
• Experience partnering directly with studio photographers and production teams.
• Understanding of both digital and print color-output requirements.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Accurate representation of physical product colors and materials.
• Consistency across product angles, colorways, and launches.
• Strong first-pass approval rates and fewer color-related revisions.
• Reliable delivery of completed PDP assets by launch deadlines.
• Increased photographer shooting capacity.
• Reduced rework, reshoots, and outsourcing needs.
• Clear, repeatable PDP retouching and color-management standards.