Imaging Lead , Image Processing (IP)

Shopbop is looking a full-time Imaging Lead (Image Processor) with digital retouching and team lead experience for our Madison, Wisconsin location. This lead position is a great opportunity for someone who is visually precise, computer savvy, deadline driven, and excels at leading/developing a team in a fast-paced, friendly work environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the balance needed between artistry, organization, communication and cooperation.
Key job responsibilities
• Retouch a complex range of high-end imagery for customer facing web use.
• Produce excellent quality edited assets (170+ images per day with a < 2% defect rate)
• Lead execution of creative direction and articulate rationale for decisions to support on-brand vision and team alignment.
• Work across regional teams and influence operational decisions.
• Review quality of work and provide feedback and training to peers and contingent workforce; audit output.
• Develop and implement processes to support team alignment and efficiency.
• Produce solutions for automation, enhance and maintains given scripts, builds custom applications for the post-production operations.
• Innovate process improvements for a variety of categories and initiatives.
• Troubleshoot with no procedure. Manage escalations on routine tasks, roadblocks and risks.
• Provide clear and concise communication.
• Retrieve and deliver digital assets using internal systems.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Madison, WI, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 5+ years of experience leading a team in a fast paced, e-commerce setting.
• 5+ years of experience using Adobe Photoshop, with expert understanding of actions, layer masking, adjustment layers, and industry best practices.
• Exceptional visual skills with strong understanding of naturalistic skin and fabric retouching, color, light and shadow, and composition.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to adapt to changes to meet workflow requirements.
• Ability to manage, multitask and prioritize independently with limited error.
• Proven success collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple teams
• Self-driven leader with exceptional problem solving and communication skills.
• 3+ years of experience using Excel
• Ability to analyze data, detects trends and mitigates immediate risks by proposing and implementing short-term and long-term solutions.
• Ability to learn and lead proprietary internal tools.
• Experience with the Mac OSX.
• Please provide a link to a current portfolio.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Background in Photography, Design, or other related art field.
• Knowledge of the fashion industry.
• Associates and/or bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.
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