Senior Fashion Retoucher & Apparel Photo Editor (NOT Graphic Design)
Worldwide
THIS IS NOT A GRAPHIC DESIGN POSITION: We are hiring a professional fashion/apparel photo retoucher with experience editing clothing for ecommerce, advertising, and luxury brands. If your portfolio is primarily logos, branding, websites, social media graphics, or general graphic design, this position is not a fit. We are a premium women's golf apparel brand looking for an experienced professional fashion photo editor to cull, organize, and edit RAW images from our lifestyle and studio photoshoots. This is not a wedding photography job or a basic Lightroom preset application. We're looking for someone with a strong eye for luxury fashion, apparel fit, color accuracy, and ecommerce imagery. Please DO NOT APPLY if your primary experience is: • Logo design • Graphic design • Website design • Social media graphics • Illustration • Branding • UI/UX • Wedding photography editing only Your proposal will be declined unless it includes: • Fashion apparel editing examples • Before/after retouching examples • Apparel ecommerce work • Photoshop compositing examples • RAW editing examples If you've edited for fashion brands, magazines, apparel companies, athletic wear, or luxury lifestyle brands, we'd love to see your work. Experience editing for brands similar to: • Lululemon • Athleta • Nike • Alo Yoga • Vuori • G/FORE • TravisMathew • Peter Millar • Greyson • Adidas What You'll Do Phase 1: Cull Images Review RAW images and identify the strongest photographs based on: Sharp focus Best facial expressions Strong posing Flattering body positioning Garment presentation Fabric appearance Print visibility Lighting quality Composition Brand consistency Remove: Blinks Soft focus Duplicates Awkward poses Unflattering expressions Distracting body positions Images where the apparel doesn't look its best SEND FOR APPROVAL BEFORE PHASE 2. Phase 2: Professional Editing Edit selected images to a premium commercial standard. Typical adjustments include: White balance Exposure Contrast Highlights/Shadows Color correction Lens corrections Straightening Cropping Skin cleanup (natural only) Temporary blemish removal Stray hair cleanup Teeth whitening (subtle) Eye enhancement (natural) Fabric cleanup Wrinkle reduction where appropriate Background cleanup Color consistency across the entire shoot Apparel Is the Priority: Our clothing must look exceptional, especially our detailed prints. Experience editing apparel is extremely important. You should understand how to preserve: Fabric texture Garment drape Compression fabrics White garments Black garments Detailed prints Accurate colors Stitching details No over-smoothing. No plastic-looking skin. No fake HDR. No overly saturated colors. No trendy editing styles. We want timeless, luxury-quality imagery. Deliverables For each shoot: Culled RAW selections Professionally edited high-resolution images Lightroom Catalog or XMP files (preferred) Exported JPGs for marketing Exported JPGs optimized for Shopify ecommerce Consistent editing style throughout the shoot Software Preferred experience with: Adobe Lightroom Classic Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw Bonus experience: Capture One Aftershoot Imagen AI Evoto Retouch4me Photo Mechanic Ideal Candidate - You have experience editing: Fashion photography Apparel brands Athletic apparel Golf apparel Lifestyle brands Luxury ecommerce photography You understand: Apparel fit Fabric texture Color accuracy Professional skin retouching Commercial photography standards To Apply Please include: Your fashion or apparel editing portfolio. Before-and-after editing examples. Approximately how many RAW images you can professionally cull and edit per day. Your editing workflow. The software you use. Whether you use AI tools such as Aftershoot, Imagen AI, or Evoto. Your hourly rate and/or per-image pricing. About Us We are No Girls Allowed (NGA), a premium women's golf apparel brand focused on creating bold, high-quality apparel that stands apart from traditional golf fashion. Our imagery is one of our biggest competitive advantages. We're looking for someone who takes pride in producing polished, luxury-quality photography that elevates the brand. This can become an ongoing relationship for every photoshoot we produce.
- Not SureHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- IntermediateExperience Level
- Remote Job
- Ongoing projectProject Type
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- Proposals:20 to 50
- Last viewed by client:yesterday
- Interviewing:1
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About the client
- USAGreenwood Village1:32 PM
- $2.3K total spent10 hires, 3 active
- 160 hours
- Fashion & BeautySmall company (2-9 people)
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