Grip is experiencing exciting growth and expansion. To help us on the challenging journey to create the most beautiful and best-performing experiences for both clients and customers, we are looking for a Retoucher to join Grip!

As a Retoucher, you’ll demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and creative problem-solving abilities. Your expertise in seamlessly removing products from their original backgrounds and accurately reconstructing the surroundings will be essential. You’ll also excel at flawlessly integrating 3D renders into existing images, ensuring a perfect blend that matches the original image’s color palette, lighting, and shadows.

What’s Grip?

With the help of Grip companies such as L’Oréal, Coca-Cola and Beiersdorf are automating content production for their entire business. Grip moves classic media creation efforts into the cloud, effectively virtualizing production. The software solution Grip takes care of generating high-quality visuals, at scale, on-demand and based on data. Brand styles, as well as product look and feel are codified, which ensures an entirely consistent, always on-brand output, no matter who (or what) requests it.

What will you be doing?

• Take images of new products and seamlessly integrate them into existing photographed scenes – meaning you will retouch products (bottles, cans) to make them look real alongside the models or objects in the photograph
• Retouch the photograph to allow space for the new product to fit in. This can include removing the old product as well as retouching the model’s fingers/arms/hands to make the new product fit
• Add reflections and shadows from nearby objects in the scene onto the new products
• Colour grading, matching sharpness/blurriness, matching noise levels, and adjusting the size of the products
• Follow our standardised method of working on the Photoshop files/layers so team members can easily work on the file too

Would be amazing if you have:

• A background in product photography or similar and you understand what a technically good image is (lightning, compositing, etc).
• Worked as a Retoucher and understand how to translate clients’ needs to our internal team.
• Excellent Photoshop skills
• A good understanding of lighting; i.e. how an object should reflect both the lights and other nearby objects, how it should cast shadows, how light travels through liquid, how a glass bottle should distort the objects behind it, etc. And to be able to look at a photograph and understand where the lights are coming from, their size, colour and the type of shadow they will cast
• Excellent attention to detail
• Communication skills to discuss issues or potential improvements to the workflow

Working at Grip

At Grip, we believe whatever you give your full attention becomes worthwhile. We choose to focus our attention on developing and utilizing technology to create beautiful images and videos. Because we’re doing something we care about, working here isn’t merely a means to an end; it’s our life.

Our team comprises learners and doers from over 50 countries, representing a wide range of backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives. We don’t just allow remote work; we fully embrace it. We’re committed to excellence, and we’re always looking for more people who want to focus their care and attention on making beauty scalable through technology.

The procedure

If you’re ready to bring your project management powers to a role where you can make a difference, we want to hear from you. Send your resume and portfolio in English via the link provided. If you have questions, contact our HR Department at jobs@indg.com.