• Job Description

  Req#: 8362

  Overview of the role

  As part of the Williams Sonoma creative team, you will utilize your experience and retouching expertise as Senior Retoucher on the team that executes all in-house color correction – matching to product samples, stripping in backgrounds, adjusting lighting, tone, hues, etc. – to maintain the visual integrity of our assets across all marketing channels. Your communication and organization skills, and attention to detail will combine to deliver compelling imagery and enhance the overall brand aesthetic.

  Responsibilities

  • Using Adobe Photoshop, perform complex image work to match product samples for color accuracy, balance mood and lighting in large sets of images shot by multiple teams in different settings and occasionally combine multiple exposures and replace large environments/backgrounds.
  • Compensate for imperfections in damaged or incorrect product samples (ie: removing scratches and dents, cloning missing hardware, adjusting/swapping fabric colors to match swatches, etc.).
  • Ensure color consistency across product collections.
  • Receive creative direction from Photographer, Studio Manager and Creative Director and implement any changes necessary.
  • Manage and develop daily/weekly workflows, prioritize and balance workload for team, provide status reports to management and cross-functional partners.
  • Review current standards and practices against industry standards and recommend changes in order to stay up-to-date and optimize efficiency.
  • Maintain digital asset file organization, naming conventions, color space, crop, file size and other technical specifications.
  • Production of consistent, quality results in a timely manner.
  • On set quality assurance and color expert for all images.

  Criteria

  • Expert with Photoshop on MacOS, proficient with all other Adobe Creative Cloud products.
  • Highly proficient in all aspects of digital image quality control and output. File size, light, color balance, and retouching.
  • 5+ years of commercial retouching experience required.
  • Self-sufficient and reliable.
  • Familiarity with all studio tools, lighting, technical software and systems.
  • Formal photography schooling; a four-year degree is preferable in any of the following concentrations: Communication Arts, Photography, Fine Arts.
  • Ability to manage multiple deliverables concurrently.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; portfolio with before-after examples.
  • Ability to perform work onsite in the San Francisco office full-time pending state, local, and Company return-to-work guidance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Our Mission Around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  We firmly believe that working in a culture focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion spurs innovation, creates healthy and high-performing teams, and delivers superior customer experiences. We will create and nurture a global company culture where we confidently bring our authentic selves to work every day: where the only criteria for advancement are the quality of our work, the contributions we make to our teams and the business, and our ability to lead; and where our individual differences—whatever they may be—are valued, explored and appreciated.

  Benefits Just for You

  Depending on your position and your location, here are a few highlights of what you might be eligible for:

  • A generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands
  • A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
  • Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
  • Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
  • Tax-free commuter benefits
  • A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health

  Your Journey in Continued Learning

  • In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
  • Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
  • Resources for self-development
  • Advisor (Mentor) program
  • Career development workshops and learning programs
  • Speaker series

  WSI will not commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position at this time (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).

  The expected starting pay range for this position is $81,100-$93,800. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, compensation may include a variety of other components like benefits, paid time off, merit, and bonus opportunities.

  This is currently a hybrid role primarily based in our Richmond photo studio. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance or to be remote at this time.

  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances

• About the company

  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an American publicly traded consumer retail company that sells kitchen-wares and home furnishings.

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