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Photo Editor - 12 Month Fixed-Term

Article

Hi there, we’re Article. 👋 Since 2013, we have been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time, it’s not easy — it requires solving challenging, meaningful problems. This is where you come in, as a Photo Editor, you’ll deliver high-quality, production-ready imagery that brings our products to life online.

contract on our Creative team.

In our Photo & Video Production team, we’re growing our in-house studio capacity to support an increasing volume of product launches and content needs. This role helps us deliver consistent, accurate, and high-quality product imagery at scale.

About Article

12 Month Fixed-term

Responsibilities

  • This fits into our larger goal of improving the customer experience through better product representation, faster turnaround times, and strong visual consistency across all channels.
  • In your first few months, you’ll get up to speed on our editing workflows, tools, and brand standards. Within a year, you’ll be confidently owning a high volume of image editing while contributing to improvements in how we work.
  • You’ll be part of a collaborative studio team working to deliver production-ready imagery for our customers.

Post-Production & Image Quality

  • Edit a high volume of studio images with speed and consistency
  • Apply best practices for color accuracy, retouching, and image quality
  • Perform product-focused retouching including cutouts, compositing, color matching, and cleanup
  • Deliver final images that meet brand standards for tone, texture, and visual accuracy
  • Asset Management & Organization
  • Organize and maintain raw and processed image files
  • Follow file naming, tagging, and storage standards

Upload and manage assets within internal DAM systems

  • Maintain a clean and structured archive for easy access and long-term use
  • We use G Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Google Docs, Meet, etc) to work and Slack to collaborate and communicate, with your choice of Mac or PC device
  • Partner with Product and eCommerce teams to support retouching requests and updates
  • Work closely with Art Directors, Photographers, and Stylists to align on final outputs
  • Incorporate feedback to improve product representation and image quality

Support and follow established post-production workflows

  • Identify ways to improve efficiency, consistency, and turnaround times
  • Stay adaptable and open to feedback from stakeholders and customers

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in photo retouching or technical image processing
  • A portfolio or website showing relevant work
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop
  • Strong skills in cutouts, compositing, retouching, and color matching
  • Experience with non-destructive editing workflows

Experience with Capture One is a nice-to-have

  • Experience in interior or architectural retouching, blending exposures, and color grading
  • Strong eye for color accuracy, material detail, and tonal variation

Understanding of product proportions, scale, and visual consistency

  • Working knowledge of studio lighting and its impact on editing
  • You pay close attention to detail while working efficiently
  • You’re comfortable managing a high volume of assets in a fast-paced environment
  • You’re organized and think in systems
  • You collaborate well and respond constructively to feedback
  • Legally able to work in Canada

Pay

The salary range is $65,000 to $85,000

  • Starting salary is determined by your transferable skills, knowledge, work experience, and the hiring team’s budget, which is based on business needs, market compensation data, and internal equity
  • *Prorated
  • CA$65,000 - CA$85,000 / year

Benefits

  • 15 days of vacation*
  • 1 extra day off (Inclusion and Diversity Day)
  • 6 well-being (sick) days
  • Hybrid work: 3 days a week in the office
  • Excellent extended health, dental and vision benefits
  • $1000 health/lifestyle spending account* for your total physical and mental well-being
  • TELUS Health App
  • Mental Health Assistance/Counseling

Virtual medical appointments

  • The Article HQ is a converted warehouse, with an open accessible layout and no offices (even for our founders)
  • Work from your desk, an Article sofa, collaboration spaces, or a private meeting room
  • Standup desks can be requested too
  • Our kitchens are stocked with salty, sweet and healthy snacks, & all the premium coffees and teas to keep you buzzing
  • Onsite fitness equipment with showers and towel service
  • Pickleball, badminton, and table tennis matches happen, from very competitive to very casual
  • A dog-friendly office - well-socialized pups are welcome
  • 45% discount on our entire product range (15% for friends and family)

Product & Visual Acumen

Experience in product or still-life retouching

Tools We Use

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Capture One (optional)
  • Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems
  • Google Suite

Completion of criminal background check

Getting here

  • Free street parking (first come, first serve; no reserved spots for senior leaders)
  • Indoor secure bike storage with change rooms and showers
  • 20-minute walk to either Main Street- Science World or VCC Clark Skytrain stations