Studio Retoucher

Join our Beauty and Wellness Team at Helen of Troy as our Studio Retoucher (hybrid work onsite and from home), and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: Revlon, Hot Tools, Bed Head, Drybar, Gold-n-Hot ,Curlsmith, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, and Vicks. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day!

Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere:

In your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent!

Work Location: Marlborough, MA

What you will be doing:

The Studio Retoucher will use best practices to provide timely and consistent digital post-production services for all types of still photography assignments.

• Retouch and enhance digital images to correct imperfections, improve clarity, color accuracy, and overall visual quality.
• Adjust and balance colors, tones, and contrast to achieve the desired mood or style while maintaining a natural look.
• Isolate subjects from their backgrounds and replace backgrounds when vital to achieve the desired composition.
• Perform digital manipulations such as resizing, cropping, and reshaping to achieve the desired composition and layout.
• Review images for consistency and accuracy, ensuring that they meet the project's specifications and expectations.
• Work closely with photographers, art directors, and graphic designers to understand project requirements and provide creative input.
• Organize and maintain digital image files and archives for easy retrieval and reference.
• Stay updated on industry trends, software tools, and techniques to continuously improve skills and workflow efficiency.

Skills required to be successful in this role:

• Creativity
• Functional/Technical Expertise
• High Standards
• Standout Colleague
• Visioning
• Good communication skills to collaborate effectively with clients and team members.
• A keen eye for detail is essential to ensure that images are retouched with precision and accuracy.
• Manage multiple projects and remain flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in photography, graphic design, visual arts, or a related field.
• 3+ years of retouching/image editing/color correction of beauty tools, products and models in-house studio, agency, or corporate design department.
• Experience in Mac-based Adobe Creative Cloud; Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Adobe After Effects, Premiere and Dimension.

Wondering if you should apply? Helen of Troy welcomes people as diverse as our brands. Have the confidence to come as who you are because your point of view, skills, and experience will make us stronger. If you're eager to share new ideas and try new things, we want to hear from you.

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For more information about Helen of Troy, visit www.helenoftroy.com. You can also find us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Helen of Troy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive environment. We value diversity and believe that we are strengthened by the differences in our experiences, thinking, culture and background. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any protected basis.

We will provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process. If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at (915) 225-8000.

Incorporated in 1968, Helen of Troy has grown into a leading global consumer products company with career opportunities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We offer creative solutions for our customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely trusted brands, including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Osprey®, Honeywell®, PUR®, Braun®, Vicks®, Hot Tools®, Drybar®. Most of these brands rank #1 or #2 in their respective categories.

We boldly bring brands into our family, where we nurture what makes them great. We collaborate internally and externally, always striving to provide the consumer-centric innovation, operational excellence, scale, global reach, and stellar shared services to make them soar.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Management retains the right to add or to change duties of the position at any time.