Digital Photoshop Artist

• Annual Salary: £30,000 - £40,000
• Location: Knaresborough
• Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking a highly skilled Digital Photoshop Artist to join our client's creative team and produce high-quality imagery for a luxury soft-toy brand. In this fast-paced environment, you will collaborate closely with the Creative Director, photographers, and other creatives to bring charming character scenes to life through imaginative digital artistry.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Create dynamic, high-quality scenes featuring soft-toy characters.
• Source or generate realistic background images, including using AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney.
• Collaborate with photographers to ensure character poses and lighting match seamlessly with intended environments.
• Retouch and refine soft-toy characters in Photoshop, integrating them into scenes with appropriate (digitally created) props, textures, lighting effects, and environmental details.
• Maintain visual consistency and high production standards across all imagery.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Advanced Photoshop skills with a strong portfolio demonstrating relevant work.
• Strong artistic sensibility and attention to detail.
• Excellent understanding of composition, perspective, light, and shadow.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Openness to feedback and willingness to iterate.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience posing CGI (3D) characters in 3DS Max.
• A full driving licence.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range of £30,000 - £40,000.
• Opportunity to work with a leading luxury brand.
• Creative and collaborative work environment.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Generous holiday scheme.
• MAC Laptop
• Pension scheme.
• Free parking and electric car points.