Pre-Press Retoucher

Remote position (only for professionals based in Argentina or Uruguay)

RYZ Labs is looking for a Pre-Press Retoucher to join one of our client’s teams, from the sports merchandising industry. The ideal candidate will translate card designs into beautiful, error-free, and quality-checked forms that are ready for the press. This professional will support imaging, color correction, and retouching of card images/designs in line with the Pre-Press team’s commitment to excellence.

The ideal candidate is design-savvy and organized, exhibits strong attention to detail, and brings deep experience in imaging and retouching operations. Candidates with a passion for sports and entertainment will likely find themselves a strong cultural fit.

Responsibilities:

- Ensure all images meet color accuracy and consistency requirements

- Maintain quality control procedures to ensure that all visual materials (e.g., images, graphics) align with the highest standards of the business and meet the specific requirements of each project

- Work cross-functionally with photographers, designers, and other stakeholders to achieve desired retouching results for various projects

- Identify and resolve issues related to image quality, resolution, and/or color accuracy

- Foster a collaborative, efficient, and communication-first work environment

- Stay informed on industry best practices, technologies, and software

Requirements:

- Proven experience (3-5 years) in imaging and retouching operations

- Proficiency in imaging and retouching software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, or other specialized color correction/retouching tools

- Strong knowledge of color theory and color management

- Strong organizational skills, communication abilities, and attention to detail

About RYZ Labs:

RYZ Labs is a startup studio built in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs. The founders of RYZ have worked at some of the world's largest tech companies and some of the most iconic consumer brands. They have lived and worked in Argentina for many years and have decades of experience in Latam. What brought them together is the passion for the early phases of company creation and the idea of attracting the brightest talents in order to build industry-defining companies in a post-pandemic world.

Our teams are remote and distributed throughout the US and Latam. They use the latest cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing to create applications that are scalable and resilient. We aim to provide diverse product solutions for different industries, planning to build a large number of startups in the upcoming years.

At RYZ, you will find yourself working with autonomy and efficiency, owning every step of your development. We provide an environment of opportunities, learning, growth, expansion and challenging projects. You will deepen your experience while sharing and learning from a team of great professionals and specialists.

Our values and what to expect:

- Customer First Mentality - every decision we make should be made through the lens of the customer.

- Bias for Action - urgency is critical, expect that the timeline to get something done is accelerated.

- Ownership - step up if you see an opportunity to help, even if not your core responsibility. 

- Humility and Respect - be willing to learn, be vulnerable, and treat everyone that interacts with RYZ with respect.

- Frugality - being frugal and cost-conscious helps us do more with less.

- Deliver Impact - get things done in the most efficient way. 

- Raise our Standards - always be looking to improve our processes, our team, our expectations. Status quo is not good enough and never should be.