Assistant Photo Editor
Location: Poole, Dorset
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Are you a detail-oriented individual with a passion for photo editing?
Our client pioneers inventive products crafted for enduring quality. They are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join their team as Assistant Photo editor.
As an Assistant Photo Editor, you will play a crucial role in ensuring product images meet the highest standards of quality.
Main Responsibilities:
- Collaborating with the Studio Manager and Photo Editor to meet tight deadlines for image editing and retouching.
- Efficiently handling a high volume of images, working on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ensuring consistency and quality across all platforms by working closely with other team members.
- Utilising advanced editing techniques, including clipping paths, masking, colour correction, and AI tools, to manipulate images according to photo briefs.
- Managing the image clipping process, ensuring all images are checked and returned with accurate clipping paths.
- Organising and uploading images to the company database, maintaining accurate file data.
- Batch processing images for web in accordance with brand guidelines.
- Creating simple clipping paths when necessary.
- Effectively managing your workload to meet daily deadlines and business requirements.
- Adhering to industry best practices for photo editing.
- Supporting the business with additional tasks, such as creating visual presentations for customer meetings.
Skills/Experience Required:
- A BTEC qualification in Graphic Design, a Foundation Diploma in Art, Design & Media, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, with a strong understanding of image editing tools.
- A keen eye for detail, capable of identifying image defects.
- Experience clipping images and saving paths correctly.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a large number of files.
- Knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Illustrator is preferred but not essential.
- The ability to consistently retouch multiple images of similar products, ensuring uniform quality across different angles and lighting conditions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
In return for your hard work and commitment, our client offers great benefits, including:
- Great team culture, within a supportive, stable and progressive business.
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Pension scheme.
- Free parking.
- External benefits and reward scheme.
- Generous staff discount.