We are in search of a passionate, creative, and artistic professional who has an eye for art and composition and can adeptly handle all aspects of clients’ photography projects and photo retouching requirements. This includes editing, retouching, manipulating, correcting, colour grading, and organising images as well as coordinating studio sessions, outdoor and event photoshoots to a professional standard.

About Your New Role

You will be responsible for editing and retouching images from all studio sessions, outdoor and event photoshoots. You will also be required to direct and assist studio sessions, provide technical support for studio hire, meeting room hire, and video booth hire, attend outdoor, event, and wedding photoshoots, support and provide new services, and undertake any other ad-hoc tasks that contribute to the overall success of our business.

To thrive in this role, you should possess at least 2 years of experience in a similar position. An extensive understanding of photo retouching techniques and tools, photography, videography, and the ability to manage a photo studio will be highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Retouching, editing, correcting, restoring, cropping, watermarking, enhancing, improving, and manipulating images (still and non-still images) using Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and relevant software tools.
  • Receiving creative direction from other photographers, clients, and senior team members and making corrections when necessary.
  • Curling and post-processing images and ensuring the final images meet the company’s quality standards and specification guidelines.
  • Managing multiple projects simultaneously whilst ensuring project deadlines are met.
  • Reproducing, post-processing, printing, and framing photographic images.
  • Setting up, directing shoots, and arranging studio equipment for all studio sessions, services, and hires.
  • Overseeing, handling, and managing lighting and studio equipment during studio sessions, hires, and outdoor shoots.
  • Providing technical support for studio hire, meeting room hire, attending video booth hires, and editing video booth footage.
  • Creating basic graphics for social media posts, ad banners, and other materials using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and relevant software tools.
  • Providing daily reports on tasks, projects, issues, and concerns, and ensuring effective communication within the team.
  • Training and mentoring beginners and junior team members, providing guidance on photography, image editing, retouching, and studio techniques.
  • Ensuring the continuous delivery and support of both new and existing services offered by the company.

 Skills Required

  • Good attention to detail, highly organised, and able to prioritise workload effectively.
  • Outstanding team player adept at thriving under pressure within tight deadlines.
  • Ability to work with RAW images.
  • Extensive skin, facial, body, hair, fabric, and product retouching experience.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and modern retouching panels.
  • Good understanding of colour, colour space, RGB to CMYK conversions, print, digital and file specifications.
  • Confident and skilled in operating modern DSLR cameras, specifically Canon, as well as other photography equipment.
  • Advanced expertise in photo retouching and the ability to provide comprehensive tutoring encompassing both theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice.

Remuneration: Salary (negotiable and based on experience); Weekdays and Saturday work required.

Method of Application

If you meet the above requirements, please complete the form below for immediate consideration. Do ensure you add your Instagram handle and portfolio alongside your application for quicker response.

NOTE: If the form below doesn’t work/load properly on your web browser, please send an up-to-date CV to careers@elitestudio.ng including your Residential Address, Instagram Handle, Notice Period (if any) and Salary Expectation (up to ₦60,000).

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