
Senior Manager, Retoucher
Chobani
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $121,000 - $190,300 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and execute high-end retouching, color correction, and compositing across studio, campaign, packaging, and digital assets
- Own the visual quality bar for all post-production outputs, ensuring consistency across channels and touchpoints
- Establish and maintain retouching standards, best practices, and workflows that scale with the team
- Partner with Creative Directors, Designers, Producers, and Project Managers to align on creative intent, timelines, and delivery expectations
- Manage post-production timelines and prioritize workloads across multiple concurrent projects
- Oversee external vendors, freelance retouchers, and production partners, providing clear direction and quality control
- Develop and maintain file prep, crop, color, and output specifications across print, digital, and retail formats
- Troubleshoot technical issues and recommend tools, systems, and efficiencies to improve production
- Support studio shoots as needed with on-set color and post-production planning
- Mentor junior team members and help elevate craft across the broader creative organization
- Champion and uphold Chobani’s brand guidelines and visual standards
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional retouching or post-production experience
- Advanced expertise in Photoshop and professional retouching workflows (color, lighting, compositing, texture work, file optimization)
- Strong understanding of print production, prepress, color management, and digital output requirements
- Experience leading projects and managing vendors or freelance talent
- Exceptional attention to detail and a strong eye for light, color, and realism
- Ability to balance hands-on craft with strategic thinking and process building
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
- Self-sufficient, proactive, and solutions-oriented
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- Disability insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
- Fertility and childcare assistance
- 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness discounts
- Wellness reimbursement
- On-site gym access (certain locations)
- Monthly wellness newsletter
- 120 hours of paid time off
- 11 holidays
- Paid volunteer time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
retouchingcolor correctioncompositingPhotoshopfile optimizationcolor managementprint productionprepressdigital outputlighting
Soft Skills
attention to detailstrategic thinkingprocess buildingcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsproactivesolutions-orientedmentoringtime management