Senior Creative Retoucher

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Marks, part of SGS & Co Full time
Job Description

Marks is the next generation brand design and experience agency - boutique in mindset, entrepreneurial in spirit, global in scale - uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change.

Worldwide, we’re over 500 divergent talents, across 18 locations, united in a seamless end-to-end methodology with our parent company, SGS&Co. Our focus is on ‘adaptive’ delivery, the fuel that powers our clients to move fast, move forward and move confidently.


As a Senior Creative Retoucher at Marks, you will play a critical role in ensuring the high-quality and consistency of our digital assets. Alongside your responsibilities for creating, retouching and enhancing images, you will oversee a small team of retouchers – developing their skills and talents. You’ll collaborate with CGI artists, photographers, art directors, producers and our wider creative teams in the UK and overseas, and have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, contributing your expertise to deliver exceptional visual content.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented senior retoucher to develop their technical and creative skills within the new Content Studio team here at Marks.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to work with an awesome household name global client – we can’t say who – but they’re amazing


In this role you will:

  • Utilize advanced retouching techniques to enhance and perfect digital images, maintaining the intended style and aesthetic.
  • Work closely with CGI artists, producers, photographers, and art directors to understand project objectives and deliver retouched images that align with creative visions.
  • Provide constructive feedback and guidance to other team members to elevate the quality of our collective creative output.
  • Manage and co-ordinate a team of 2-3 Retouchers, mentoring and developing their skills.
  • Conduct final quality checks to eliminate errors and ensure images are client ready.
  • Propose and implement process improvements for increased efficiency and quality. Skills and Abilities
  • Correct colour, exposure, and composition with precision and attention to detail.
  • Composite CG and photography into one image.


You will have

  • 8+ years of experience as a Retoucher in a commercial photography or creative agency.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in image retouching and your understanding of brand building and design.
  • Advanced knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and other relevant retouching software.
  • Advanced knowledge of color correction, image compositing, and non-destructive editing.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across a large volume of images.
  • Strong communication skills, experience mentoring and managing junior retouchers


When working for Marks you will enjoy an excellent base salary, along with an outstanding suite benefits including :

  • 25 days holiday per annum + additional 'Me Day'
  • Flexible working during summer hours
  • Pension Scheme
  • Voluntary SGS Europe Group Healthcare Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Healthcare Digital GP Service
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
  • City Bike Scheme (London only)
  • Employee referral program



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