Senior Creative Retoucher
Chennai, India
Hogarth is the Global Content Production Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
About Hogarth
Hogarth Worldwide is the world’s leading creative content production company. Born to make the best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the world’s most famous brands.
What does an Retoucher do at Hogarth?
We are seeking a top-tier Retoucher with a proven track record in delivering exceptional, pixel-perfect retouching for print, large-format, and high-visibility commercial campaigns.
This role is not hybrid — we are specifically looking for retouching specialists, not graphic designers who occasionally retouch.
You will collaborate with creative teams and art directors to bring campaigns to life for global clients. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise, a refined eye for detail, and experience working to the highest production standards.
- Take briefs from internal and external clients
- Deliver a consistently high quality of retouching that is on-brand, within the agreed time frames
- Creative and executional retouching and photography compositing assignments
- Ensure accurate colour correction of imagery in line with client or creative requests
- Interaction and use of AI tools such as Topaz and Magnific
- Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure the best possible outcome, dependant on request
- Be responsible for highlighting any retouching/colour issues
- Ensure the imagery is correct to the digital guidelines (naming/colour space/dimensions/etc.)
- Retouch assets for print, large format, and digital deliverables while ensuring precision and consistency.
- Execute high-end image retouching for beauty, fashion, product, and commercial campaigns.
- Deliver color accuracy, skin tone refinement, texture control, and composition balance across all outputs.
- Creating files for both RGB and CMYK workflows
- Work collaboratively with the creative team, the client and the wider Hogarth team
- Escalate any issues to your Line Manager
- Appreciation, adherence and enforcement of Hogarth key policies
Requirements
- Experience working as a high-end image retouching and compositing in creative and print studios within the industry
- Expert knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator and all image retouching practices including generative AI
- Have a background in accurate colour correction using physical and digital swatches
- Experience of creating and adapting imagery for different colour profiles
- Understand basic photography and perspective
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to set priorities, multi-task and meet deadlines while maintaining high standards of work
- A detail-oriented, collaborative, team-player
- Be proactive in keeping skills up-to-date and drive self-improvement.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide clear feedback and
communicate challenges accordingly. - Fluent spoken and written English is essential.
Hands on
No egos here. Just a shared drive to roll up our sleeves and make great things happen. Every project--big or small, gets our full energy because we believe in doing things right. Every single time. It's how we deliver real results without cutting corners.
Honesty
We are real and authentic – with each other and in our work. Honest, direct communication builds the trust we need to collaborate, grow, and make meaningful things together. It’s not always easy but it’s always worth it.
Heart & Soul
We bring heart to everything we make. Passion, pride and relentless drive push us beyond “good enough” ––because we care deeply about our craft, and we’re always chasing better. We love what we do, and it shows.
Happy Family
Creating a space where everyone feels valued--even when opinions differ, makes this a supportive and inclusive environment for our people. We embrace our differences, celebrate our wins together, and never lose our sense of humor.
Hungry
Curiosity keeps us hungry. We question, experiment, and always seek out what's next. We never settle, and we never stop learning.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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