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About this job

Founded in 1970, Urban Outfitters (www.UrbanOutfitters.com) operates more than 200 stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, all offering an eclectic mix of merchandise. We stock our stores with what we love, calling on our—and our customer's—interest in contemporary art, music, and fashion. From men's & women's apparel and accessories to items for the apartment, we offer a lifestyle-specific shopping experience for the educated, urban-minded individual in the 18 to 30 year-old range—both online and in our stores as well as through our catalog.

Overview

The UO Assistant Editorial Retoucher will help facilitate and take lead direction from the Senior Editorial Retoucher. They must possess an elevated attention and eye for detail for web and print.

Responsibilities

  • Keep editorial server clean and organized, looking after all external hard drives from in house and freelance photographers.
  • Back up all work. Archiving and organize old Urban outfitters images and create a digital library from past shoots over the last decade.
  • Must be proficient in capture one and Photoshop. Process and retouching upwards of 20 images on a daily basis, all images according to image guide standards.
  • Check and maintain each week that correct images were uploaded. Oversee with the designers that all high Res retouched images were correctly used and there is no FPO un-retouched images on the site. Make changes as needed to live images that do not meet image standards to maintain consistency within cropping, exposure, product retouching. Correspond to any requests and inquiries about Images and resolve issue based on department standards.
  • Responsible for retouching content images, blog posts and all social images. Making sure of a quality standard but overseeing foreseeable issues but still staying true to the nature of the photography in content imagery.
  • Field image requests daily from design team, web production and marketing. Also responsible for all image requests for final HR retouched images from photographers, senior producer, agencies, make-up and hair artist.
  • Be able to support Ecomm retouching as needed.
  • Continue to hone retouching skills and keep up latest techniques in Photoshop and Product Retouching. Bring feedback and new ideas to weekly image review. Attend classes/seminars as requested by Manager.

Qualifications

  • 1-2 years retouching, and post production experience preferred
  • Extensive knowledge of Photoshop and the adobe creative suits.
  • Extensive knowledge of Capture One
  • Knowledge of Mac platform
  • Interest in Fashion as well as admiration and understanding of the Urban Outfitters brand preferred.
  • Excellent organizational, time management, communication, and detail-oriented skills
  • Ability to work with others in a teamwork-oriented environment
  • Ability to positively and constructively respond to technical and creative feedback

Education

Bachelor's Degree in in Photography, Visual Arts, or a related field

Location

Philadelphia, PA

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.