Retouch Artist CGI
Posted 2 weeks ago by Contechs
£44 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Retouch Artist CGI involves refining and enhancing 3D CGI imagery and photographic assets for JLR, ensuring high-quality visuals for global campaigns and product launches. The position requires collaboration with CGI Artists and Art Directors, as well as mentoring junior retouchers. Key responsibilities include color correction, compositing, and maintaining digital assets. The role is based in Stratford-Upon-Avon and is for a duration of 7 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Refine 3D renders with colour correction, compositing, and special effects.
- Convert 32-bit render outputs to 16-bit and 8-bit deliverables without quality loss.
- Seamlessly integrate CGI cars into photographic backgrounds and vice versa using photo-bashing and photographic lighting techniques.
- Perform photography clean-up: dust busting, skin and surface retouch, lens correction.
- Organise and maintain digital assets, ensuring version control and easy retrieval.
- Collaborate with art directors to interpret briefs and uphold brand guidelines.
- Mentor junior retouchers, sharing best practices in CGI post-production and retouching.
- Troubleshoot both technical and artistic challenges under tight deadlines.
- Stay current with emerging retouching trends, software updates, and visual effects techniques.
- Assist wider Visualisation Team on ad-hoc projects, lending your expertise wherever needed.
Key Skills:
- Adobe Photoshop proficiency.
- 3D CGI retouching experience preferred over pure traditional photography retouching.
- Proficient in 'Back to Beauty' workflow, render passes, Cryptomattes, compositing, and standard CGI pipelines.
- Deep understanding of photography principles and terminology.
- Excellent eye for composition, colour harmony, balance, and fine detail.
- Advanced skills in Photoshop.
- Proven track record of converting high-dynamic-range renders into final deliverables.
- Strong file-management habits and ability to maintain organised asset libraries and files.
- Effective communicator and patient mentor, able to guide other colleagues.
- Experience in automotive visualisation and advertising, basic CGI knowledge and experience.
- Experience in compositing software such as Nuke and Adobe After Effects.
- Experience using colour grading software such as DaVinci Resolve.
Salary (Rate): £43.53/hr
City: Stratford-Upon-Avon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Position Title: CGI Artist
Duration: 7 months (until end of March)
Location: Gaydon
Role & Responsibilities:
- As a Retouch Artist, you'll refine and enhance 3D CGI imagery and photographic assets, ensuring every pixel reflects JLR's design excellence.
- You'll bridge the gap between CGI and photography, working closely with CGI Artists and Art directors to deliver breathtaking visuals for global campaigns, digital channels, and product launches.
- Refine 3D renders with colour correction, compositing, special effects
- Convert 32-bit render outputs to 16-bit and 8-bit deliverables without quality loss
- Seamlessly integrate CGI cars into photographic backgrounds and vice versa using photo-bashing and photographic lighting techniques
- Perform photography clean-up: dust busting, skin and surface retouch, lens correction
- Organise and maintain digital assets, ensuring version control and easy retrieval
- Collaborate with art directors to interpret briefs and uphold brand guidelines
- Mentor junior retouchers, sharing best practices in CGI post-production and retouching
- Troubleshoot both technical and artistic challenges under tight deadlines
- Stay current with emerging retouching trends, software updates, and visual effects techniques
- Assist wider Visualisation Team on ad-hoc projects, lending your expertise wherever needed
Experience Required:
- Adobe Photoshop
- 3D CGI retouching experience preferred over pure traditional photography retouching
- Proficient in 'Back to Beauty' workflow, render passes, Cryptomattes, compositing, and standard CGI pipelines
- Deep understanding of photography principles and terminology
- Excellent eye for composition, colour harmony, balance, and fine detail
- Advanced skills in Photoshop
- Proven track record of converting high-dynamic-range renders into final deliverables
- Strong file-management habits and ability to maintain organised asset libraries and files
- Effective communicator and patient mentor, able to guide other colleagues
Experience Preferred:
- Automotive visualisation and advertising, basic CGI knowledge and experience.
- Experience in compositing software such as Nuke and Adobe After Effects.
- Experience using colour grading software such as DaVinci Resolve.
Why work through Contech's?
Contechs are a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology & Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employee's, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
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