Assistant Photo Editor

Role Summary

My design client has an inhouse commercial photography studio, they looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, to join the team as 'Assistant Photo Editor’, with an eye for detail and a desire to work in a fast-paced creative environment.

Working within the design department, you will be responsible for editing high-quality product images produced in their on-site photographic studio, for own brand and customer websites, printed catalogues and packaging.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Working closely with the Studio Manager and Photo Editor to ensure high quality image editing / re-touching deadlines are met.

• Work on multiple projects, at a fast pace, dealing with a high volume of images.

• Collaborate with other team members to ensure consistency and quality of content across all platforms.

• Use clipping paths, masking tools, colour correction and AI tools to manipulate imagery in-line with photo briefs.

• Responsible for sending images to clipping agency, ensuring all images are checked and returned with the correct paths.

• Responsible for organising and uploading images to the company database and maintaining accurate data on file at all times.

• Batch processing of images, re-sizing large quantities for web in-line with brand guidelines.

• Simple clipping path creation where needed.

• Manage your own workload to meet daily business requirements and deadlines.

• Follow editing techniques and industry best practices.

• To support the business with other tasks, such as creating visual presentations for customer meetings.

What You’ll Need

• BTEC qualification in Graphic Design or a Foundation Diploma in Art, Design & Media or A level equivalent.

• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, with a solid understanding of image editing tools.

• An impeccable eye for detail spotting defects in images.

• Experience clipping images and saving paths correctly.

• Great organisational skills and capable of handling of large numbers of files.

• Knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Illustrator preferable but not essential.

• Able to produce consistent photo retouching tasks on multiple images of matching products,

ensuring uniform quality across different angles and lighting conditions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Working Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00am - 4:00pm Friday