AI Artist & Retoucher - Visual Production

Are you a visionary artist at the cutting edge of visual production, eager to shape the future of luxury creative work? We are partnering with a renowned company that is redefining the landscape of high-end design and home furnishings. This is an unparalleled opportunity to blend your artistic expertise with groundbreaking AI technology, directly impacting the aesthetic quality and innovative presentation of their world-class products and editorial content. Your work will set new standards for photorealism and creative expression, driving the visual narrative for a brand celebrated for its uncompromising commitment to quality and design.

About the Company

Join a leader in the luxury lifestyle sector, a company celebrated for its distinctive aesthetic and commitment to unparalleled quality in home furnishings and design. This organization is at the forefront of integrating innovative technologies to enhance its creative output, pushing boundaries in visual presentation and product storytelling. They are seeking a talented individual to contribute to a dynamic team, where creativity meets cutting-edge technology to produce stunning, photorealistic imagery that captivates and inspires.

About the Role

Step into a pivotal role where your artistic vision and technical prowess will converge to revolutionize visual production. As an integral part of the visual production team, you will be at the intersection of generative AI, photorealistic image creation, and high-end retouching. This is your chance to seamlessly combine AI-generated and photographed assets, crafting finished imagery that adheres to the highest editorial and product standards. You will directly influence the visual identity of campaigns and sourcebooks, pushing creative boundaries and defining new possibilities in luxury visual content.

What You'll Do

• Build and execute AI image generation and editing workflows for furniture, interiors, and lifestyle imagery using modern generative platforms and node-based AI systems.
• Write and iterate on structured generative prompts across various AI platforms with precision and repeatability, adapting your approach based on each platform's strengths and behavior.
• Perform high-end retouching on both AI-generated and photographed assets, including precise color correction, compositing, surface correction, material enhancement, and shadow work.
• Seamlessly composite AI-generated elements into photographed environments and vice versa.
• Retouch lifestyle and product photography to meet luxury editorial standards.
• Prepare and deliver print-ready files that meet exacting production and prepress specifications.
• Collaborate closely with creative directors and art directors to maintain visual consistency across all campaigns and sourcebooks.
• Develop and document internal AI prompting protocols and retouching Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

What You Bring (Must-Have Qualifications)

• Demonstrable experience in high-end photo retouching, with a preference for lifestyle, product, or luxury goods.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools in a production context, including image generation platforms.
• Experience working within node-based AI generation workflows such as Figma Weave or ComfyUI.
• Strong prompting fluency across multiple AI platforms, with a practical understanding of how each model behaves differently and how to structure, iterate, and troubleshoot generative outputs at a production level.
• Expert-level proficiency in Photoshop, including compositing, masking, precise color correction, prepress, and file preparation.
• A genuine understanding of photorealism: lighting, materials, perspective, and what makes an image read as real.
• A compelling portfolio demonstrating both exceptional retouching craft and AI-generated or AI-assisted work.
• The ability to distinguish between what prompting can solve and what requires manual retouching intervention, coupled with the skill to execute both effectively.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with upscaling and enhancement tools (e.g., Magnific, Topaz Photo AI).
• Video and motion generation experience (e.g., Runway, Kling, Veo).
• A strong photography background, including an understanding of lens, light, and capture simulation.

Who You Are

You are a creative force who thinks fluidly in both pixels and prompts. Equally adept at crafting precise generative instructions and executing a high-end retouching pass, you recognize that AI and traditional photography are not separate disciplines but complementary inputs to a singular, stunning output. Your work will reflect this unique fluency, pushing the boundaries of visual artistry.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.