Retouching Specialist / Digital Artist

About Sobha Furniture

SOBHA epitomizes “passion at work” in totality. It serves as our compass which guides us towards creating world class quality products and workmanship. It guides us to be transparent in all our dealings and adhere to delivery on time, each time.

We draw heavily from the innate qualities of our founder, Mr. PNC Menon, who embodies the brand. He established in 1976 as an interior decoration firm in Oman as a visionary leader in the space and we have grown our presence world-over with developments and investments in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Brunei, and India. Simply put, this means that we do not cut corners towards making best – in – class products. Our work revolves around creating ‘quality’ with immense passion like Mr. Menon himself – the builder extraordinaire, who revolutionized the way people see quality in the realty sector and now furniture industry.

Sobha Furniture is the newest segment in the Sobha enterprise to partner with our Realty and Construction partners to bring high quality and craftsmanship, Sobha is known for, into the furniture industry. The office is based in Dubai, and has local factories that build furniture, kitchens, and wardrobes. Planning to expand in 2025, the team is expanding to accommodate our speed to market.

Job Profile

As our Retouching Specialist / Digital Artist, you will be the final guardian of our visual perfection. Your mission is to elevate our product and brand photography to a world-class standard through meticulous high-end retouching. You will be responsible for ensuring that every image—from a detailed product shot to an inspiring architectural photo—flawlessly represents the quality, materials, and design integrity of Sobha Furniture, establishing a consistent and premium visual language across all our assets.

Job Responsibilities

• High-End Retouching: Perform expert-level retouching on all brand photography, including product shots, lifestyle and in-situ images, and architectural photography of our showrooms and projects.

• Technical Correction: Execute detailed tasks such as color correction to ensure product accuracy, pathing and masking, removing imperfections, and cleaning up backgrounds.

• Material Integrity: Skillfully enhance the natural texture and finish of complex materials like wood grains, fabrics, metals, and glass, ensuring they look both realistic and aspirational.

• Compositing: Combine multiple images seamlessly when required to create the perfect final shot.

• Consistency & Guidelines: Work with the Creative Manager to establish and maintain consistent retouching standards and color profiles across all brand imagery.

• Workflow Management: Manage a high volume of images from raw files to final delivery, maintaining an organized workflow and adhering to project deadlines.

• Quality Assurance: Conduct final quality control on all images to ensure they meet the brand’s exacting standards before they are used in any collateral.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Experience: You have 3-5+ years of dedicated experience as a high-end Retoucher, with a background in a commercial studio, creative agency, or in-house at a premium brand.

• Portfolio Required: You must submit an outstanding portfolio that clearly demonstrates your retouching capabilities. "Before and after" examples are essential, showcasing your work on products with complex surfaces, textures, and lighting.

• Technical Mastery: You are a master of Adobe Photoshop, with expert-level skills in advanced techniques such as frequency separation, complex masking, color grading, and non-destructive editing workflows.

• Expert Eye for Detail: You possess a meticulous and uncompromising eye for detail, color, light, and shadow. You have an innate understanding of what makes an image look polished and premium without appearing unnatural.

• Industry-Specific Experience: Experience retouching furniture, interiors, automotive, or other luxury hard goods is highly desirable.

• Key Attributes: You are patient, methodical, and highly organized. You thrive in a role that requires intense focus and precision and can work efficiently to meet deadlines.

Please Note - The Job Profile may require a test as a part of Interview Process.

The location for this profile is Dubai but in between you may have to travel to Kezad in Abu Dhabi sometimes. We have shuttle buses at no cost from different places in Dubai and you can access the same if you don't have an automobile of your own

Interested candidates with the relevant experience can apply here, or can forward their profiles to my mail ID saibal.sandhir @sobhafurniture.com with the subject line "Retouching Specialist / Digital Artist"

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to AED10,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• On a scale of 0-10, how would you rate your Photoshop Skills?
• Which editing software's can you claim expertise for?
• Which Industries have you worked in?

Experience:

• Editing: 3 years (Preferred)