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Product Photo Editor job description
A product photo editor prepares e-commerce images that sell: clean cutouts, consistent color, retouching, and lifestyle composites sized for every marketplace and channel.
Responsibilities
- Remove backgrounds and create clean white-background images
- Retouch products for dust, reflections, and color accuracy
- Match color and exposure across a product line
- Create lifestyle composites and infographic images
- Export to each marketplace's size and file rules
- Name and organize files by SKU
Requirements
- Two or more years editing product photography
- Expert in Photoshop masking and retouching
- Strong color management
- Knows Amazon and Shopify image requirements
- Consistent quality at volume
Tools
- Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
- Capture One
- Canva for infographics
- Shopify and Amazon Seller Central
What success looks like after 90 days
- Image backlog cleared with consistent style
- Every SKU has a complete image set
- A written editing guide for future work
Screening questions
Ask these before you book an interview.
- Share before and after product edits.
- How many images can you edit in a day at high quality?
- Which marketplace image rules do you know?
- This is a full-time role working set hours each business day. Can you commit to that schedule?
Interview questions
- How do you keep color consistent across 200 products?
- Walk me through editing a reflective product.
- How do you name and organize files?
- What makes a main marketplace image convert?
Hiring tip
Send ten raw shots from your catalog as a paid test. Consistency across all ten matters more than the best single image.
Product Photo Editor hiring FAQ
What does a Product Photo Editor do?
A product photo editor prepares e-commerce images that sell: clean cutouts, consistent color, retouching, and lifestyle composites sized for every marketplace and channel. Day to day, the role covers work such as: remove backgrounds and create clean white-background images, retouch products for dust, reflections, and color accuracy, and match color and exposure across a product line.
How much does it cost to hire a full-time Product Photo Editor from the Philippines?
We place a full-time Product Photo Editor from the Philippines for $1,800 a month. Every candidate passes our top 2% vetting, starts within 14 days, and comes with a 1-week trial backed by a replacement or refund. The price is a flat monthly rate for a dedicated full-time hire.
What skills should a Product Photo Editor have?
Look for: two or more years editing product photography, expert in Photoshop masking and retouching, strong color management, and knows Amazon and Shopify image requirements. Common tools include Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, Capture One, Canva for infographics, and Shopify and Amazon Seller Central.
What should a Product Photo Editor achieve in the first 90 days?
Image backlog cleared with consistent style, every SKU has a complete image set, and A written editing guide for future work.
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We place a full-time Product Photo Editor from the Philippines for $1,800 a month. Every candidate passes our top 2% vetting, starts within 14 days, and comes with a 1-week trial backed by a replacement or refund.