Junior E-Commerce Retoucher, Creative
About Us:
At Rent the Runway, our mission is to make women feel empowered and self-confident every single day by combining best in class technology, logistics, and customer service. Since our launch in 2009, we’ve developed proprietary technology, a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation, stores of the future, a viral brand, relationships with hundreds of fashion designers - and we are passionate about continuing to innovate our customer experience. We have pioneered the closet in the cloud and believe that every person globally will soon have a subscription to fashion. We are proud to be both a profitable and fast-growing business, with 11 million members of our community who believe that rental is the future.
About the Job:
Rent the Runway is looking for a Junior Retoucher to support the post-production department in review, editing, and management of product images being handled by our retouching team within a high volume, fast-paced work environment. This role will require the Junior Retoucher to follow the established standards for ecommerce retouching across all digital product assets for Rent the Runway, including on-figure, on-form, and still-life imagery. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of retouching experience in a fast paced e-commerce and/ or luxury photo studio environment. Additionally, this role requires a strong desire to contribute in a highly collaborative environment and promote the collective output of the retouching team with positivity and a passionate work ethic. Candidates must submit a portfolio along with a resume to be considered and must have demonstrated fashion experience and a passion for the industry.
What You’ll Do:
- Retouch On-Figure, On-Form and Still-Life product imagery
- Manage and delegate incoming tasks and requests using web-based project management tools
- Review imagery returned from 3rd Party Retouch vendor and assess any additional required corrections
- Perform Quality Control on daily workloads
- Communicate with other departments to proactively address discrepancies and resolve issues
- Maintain and follow server/DAM asset organization/proper file naming and image protocol
- Prioritize retouching to meet high volume targets and maintain SLAs
- Daily tracking of metrics
- Support Retouching Team and Manager by identifying workflow and efficiency opportunities
About You:
- 1-2 years of high volume photo retouching experience with a portfolio focused on beauty and fashion - product, still life, skin and hair
- Bachelor’s degree in photography or 1+ years of related work experience - previous image coordinator/junior retoucher experience preferred.
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, Mac OS X, FTP/SFTP, and JIRA.
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Must be well organized, self disciplined and professional
- Must be ambitious, resourceful, flexible and a quick learner
- Must be able to work autonomously and in a team
- Comfortable with fast paced, e-commerce environment
- Previous e-commerce retouching experience considered a plus
- Proven ability to work efficiently and produce a high volume of retouched images
Benefits:
At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the happiness and wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Generous Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
- Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
- Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - Unplug, recharge, and have some fun!
- Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts - to ensure you experience the magic of renting the runway (and give us valued feedback!).
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
- Industry leading 401k match - an investment in your future.
- Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!