Expert Retoucher/Renderer
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
$55-60 Hourly
Start Date:
Jun 8, 2026
Job Title: Senior Photo Retoucher (Packaging & Brand Imaging)
Location: Remote
Aquent Studios is seeking a highly skilled Senior Photo Retoucher to support a premium packaging and branding team focused on creating visually distinctive, proprietary brand assets for global consumer products.
This is not basic photo cleanup or production-level Photoshop work. We are looking for someone with exceptional attention to detail, advanced technical retouching expertise, and the creative judgment to transform imagery into polished, ownable brand visuals built for high-end packaging applications.
The ideal candidate understands how to combine artistry with precision — someone who can think conceptually, solve visual problems creatively, and execute flawlessly for print production.
What You’ll Do
- Create hyper-realistic product imagery through advanced compositing, manipulation, and reconstruction techniques
- Transform raw photography and stock assets into proprietary, brand-specific visuals that feel premium and unique
- Retouch and rebuild textures, surfaces, reflections, condensation, packaging materials, and lighting effects with meticulous detail
- Execute sophisticated color correction and CMYK conversions while maintaining strict brand consistency across packaging formats and substrates
- Collaborate closely with creative and production teams to refine imagery through multiple rounds of feedback and iteration
- Maintain organized, non-destructive layered files with advanced masking, paths, and adjustment workflows
- Ensure final assets are optimized for high-resolution print production across various packaging applications
What We’re Looking For
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Photoshop with strong working knowledge of Illustrator and Bridge
- Deep understanding of high-end retouching workflows for packaging, branding, or consumer product imagery
- Strong creative instincts and the ability to problem-solve visually — not just execute directions
- Exceptional attention to detail and consistency
- Advanced understanding of print production requirements including color management, bleed, trapping, and substrate considerations
- Experience creating imagery intended for large-scale commercial print and packaging environments
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment across time zones
Ideal Background
- Experience supporting CPG, beauty, beverage, luxury, or retail packaging brands
- Portfolio demonstrating advanced compositing, texture rebuilding, and premium product retouching
- Strong understanding of how imagery translates from screen to physical packaging
This is a remote opportunity. Time zone alignment is flexible; quality of work, creative thinking, and attention to detail are the priority.
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Client Description
Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create the work that matters the most to them—work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studio team member, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the largest and most influential companies in the world, solving design challenges and extending their brands across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, web development, and more. If you want to do work that matters in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth, you have found the right place!
Other Requirements
he target hiring compensation range for this role is $55-$60hr. However, final compensation level will be determined based on experience and scope alignment.