Retoucher & Digital Asset Contractor

THE COMPANY : BIRDY GREY (www.birdygrey.com)

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Birdy Grey is a direct-to-consumer brand whose mission is to celebrate and elevate friendships during one of the most important milestones in a person’s life : THE WEDDING.

Founded in 2017 by best friends Grace Lee (CEO & Founder) and Monica Ashauer (President & Co-Founder), Birdy Grey offers affordable bridesmaid dresses starting at $100, and fun gifts and accessories for everyone in the bridal party.

Brides and bridesmaids alike count on Birdy Grey for their most important day so much so that we’ve dressed over half a million bridesmaids (and counting) in less than 5 years.

POSITION : Freelance Retoucher & Digital Asset Coordinator *Note : This is a freelancer role and is not eligible for Full-time employee benefits.*

REPORTS TO : Creative Production PM

LOCATION : Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

SCHEDULE : 20 hours / week

Birdy Grey is looking for a Freelance Retoucher & Digital Asset Coordinator to support our Creative team. As a Freelance Retoucher & Digital Asset Coordinator, you will partner with the Digital Design Director and Creative Producer / Project Manager in creating and tracking photo retouching tasks, organizing and managing photo assets, communicating and managing timelines with external retouching teams, and retouching images as needed.

This role requires a very detail-oriented person who can handle multiple projects at once.

Scope Of Responsibilities

• Create + manage tasks / assets in asset management programs - Asana, Dropbox
• Manage photo standards for file / image quality, SEO / marketing optimization, aspect ratios and naming conventions for all photo assets and files
• Communicate retouching needs, objectives, and timelines with external retouching teams
• Maintain consistent workflow / cohesiveness throughout projects
• Includes but not limited to transferring, renaming, & uploading to our database, and archiving non-relevant / outdated assets
• Retouching & editing assets up to quality standards such as product touch-ups, color corrections, background removal, lighting corrections, compositing shots, resizing / cropping, etc.
• Edit / retouch for one-off tasks such as skin editing / retouching, quick color corrections, expand image backgrounds, backdrop touch-ups, dress / apparel edits (wrinkles / stains / seams / straps), etc.
• Partner with Digital Design Director and Creative Producer in standardizing photo editing processes and best practices
• Partner with Digital Design Director and Creative Project Manager to manage assets in an efficient and timely manner that are on par with Birdy Grey’s image quality standards

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE : QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

EDUCATION : Bachelor’s Degree Required

Experience / Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) from four-year College or university in Graphic Design, Photography, or related field
• 3+ years experience in professional retouching and photo asset management
• Management (People & Project) experience required
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, Bridge, and MS Office
• Must have experience working with / for a fashion, apparel, beauty, jewelry, etc. company
• Photo production, management and organization skills required
• Highly detail-oriented
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multitask and capable of working independently or in a team
• Ability to excel in a high volume workflow

Nice To Haves

• Local to LA area
• Graphic design background
• Start-up experience
• Interest in bridal and fashion

WHY BIRDY GREY : BENEFITS & PERKS (for eligible Full-Time Employees)

• Competitive Compensation : Based on experience and performance + Annual Performance Bonus
• Healthcare Benefits : 100% employer covered medical dental & vision plans, 50% spouse and dependent medical coverage + access to One Medical + Mental Health Benefits
• Retirement : 401K with no waiting period
• Generous PTO : Flexible Open PTO Policy + 11 paid holidays
• Wellness : A monthly wellness day + Classpass membership + $50 monthly wellness stipend + summer Fridays
• Flexibility : Partial remote with a high level of autonomy and accountability + $50 monthly WIFI stipend
• Employee Discount : Free bridesmaid dresses + 50% discounts on Birdy Grey products
• Family Benefits : 3 months of paid parental leave
• Purpose : Join in the success of a high-growth, 80% women, minority founded, early-stage startup by driving performance and building out new processes

Highlights

Birdy Grey is #305 on Inc5000's List of Fastest Growing US Companies 2022

22 on BuiltIn’s Best Startups to Work for in LA

• Be part of a company innovating the $75B+ US wedding market (IBISWorld, 2019)
• Join a Women Founded Small Business blazing trails in the Bridal industry
• Birdy Grey is making waves on BuzzFeed, The Knot, Brides, People, Allure, PopSugar, Bustle and more
• Named #5 on LA’s 50 Hottest Startups in 2020 by Pitchbook & Dot.LA
• Customers can participate in Birdy Grey’s giveback program with The Princess Project, a non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories to teens in need

Additional Information

The Lead Announces the 2021 Foremost 50 List : The Annual Power List of High-Growth D2C Brands

Cult-favorite bridal brand brings $99 bridesmaid dresses to one-day pop-up in Plano

My wedding party wore these $99 bridesmaid dresses from Birdy Grey and everyone looked amazing, proving you don't need to make anyone spend $400 on a dress they'll wear once

Birdy Grey Instagram - @birdygrey

Birdy Grey is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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