Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

ICON.SH is Nike’s new in-house production studio in Greater China (GC Marketing). Combining world-class expertise with cutting-edge capabilities, we deliver premium, “China-right” creative content at speed and scale. More importantly, we are the guardians of Nike’s brand standards, ensuring every piece of work reflects the quality, innovation, and authenticity Nike is known for worldwide.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an experienced Creative Retoucher to join our Post-Production team in Shanghai. This individual will play a pivotal role in the post-production process, bringing creative vision to life through expert retouching techniques. This role requires a keen eye for detail, advanced technical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with photographers, art directors, retouchers and other creative team members. The successful candidate must possess expert experience in image retouching, color grading, and advanced compositing. In addition, a passion for creative photography, technical lighting and design would be beneficial. The position is full-time and located at Nike’s ICON studio in Shanghai. All applicants must provide a portfolio that demonstrates technical proficiency.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As Senior Retoucher, you will perform high-end retouching on a wide range of campaign imagery, including lifestyle, performance and high-end product photography. You will utilize advanced retouching techniques to elevate and enhance campaign assets, incorporating beauty editing, color grading treatments, color authoring, compositing, and intricate detailing. Your role will involve maintaining consistency and quality across all retouched images, ensuring they meet Nike’s brand standard and creative vision. You will manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality. Staying up to date with industry trends, tools and technology to continually improve your skills and techniques will be essential to your success with this role.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Under the leadership of the Post-Production Director and guidance of the Stills Manager, you will contribute to a wide range of campaign and creative retouching workflows. You will collaborate closely with photographers, art directors, and other creatives to understand and execute the visual direction for each campaign project. Additionally, you will collaborate with external teams, partner agencies, and production vendors to coordinate and execute post-production deliverables and digital outputs. When applicable, you will provide supervision and guidance to freelance retouchers, fostering a collaborative environment.
 

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum of 5 years of professional retouching experience, preferably in a high-volume creative studio or agency setting.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and other relevant software (e.g., Capture One, Lightroom).
• Strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of retouching skills and creative projects.
• Exceptional eye for detail, color, and composition.
• Color Management expertise in both RGB & CMYK workflows
• Ability to interpret and execute creative direction with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Fluency in Mandarin and English preferred
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US

Joining ICON.SH means being part of a global Nike initiative to redefine content creation, setting new standards in both quality and speed. As Manager of Post Production (Video), you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of storytelling for one of the world’s most iconic brands while pushing the boundaries of video content innovation.

The position is subject to the standard working hours system. Based on business needs, the company will make adjustments and arrangements for the work shifts and rest days of this position, and will notify you in advance (for example, work shifts may be divided into day shifts and afternoon shifts, and rest days may be scheduled on days other than Saturdays and Sundays).