<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (<a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="http://monks.com/careers" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://monks.com/careers" data-sk="tooltip_parent">monks.com/careers</a>).</span></p></div><p> </p> <h3 data-path-to-node="1">About the Role</h3> <p id="p-rc_7395dbab8fc53603-77" data-path-to-node="2"><span data-path-to-node="2,0">Monks is looking for an exceptional <strong data-path-to-node="2,0" data-index-in-node="36">Lead Retoucher</strong> to join our team in Buenos Aires. In this leadership role, you will champion the craft of high-end automotive retouching, guiding a dedicated global team in producing top-quality content for one of the world's most recognizable brands</span><span data-path-to-node="2,2">. You will act as the bridge between creative vision and technical execution, mastering complex compositing, CGI integration, and Generative AI workflows.</span></p> <h3 data-path-to-node="5">Responsibilities</h3> <p data-path-to-node="6"><strong data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="0">Craft & Technical Execution</strong></p> <ul data-path-to-node="7"> <li> <p data-path-to-node="7,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Automotive Visuals:</strong> Deliver complex, photo-realistic images of both vehicle interiors and exteriors, mastering precision vehicle paint color changes and complex material adjustments.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="7,1,0"><strong data-path-to-node="7,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Material & Lighting Mastery:</strong> Apply a keen eye to the effects of lighting, shadow, and color across varied surfaces—including vehicle paint, chrome, glass, and plastic parts—ensuring absolute photorealism.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="7,2,0"><strong data-path-to-node="7,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">CGI & Gen AI Integration:</strong> Seamlessly integrate CGI vehicles and Generative AI elements into practical photography. Retouch CGI vehicles into practical backgrounds by adjusting paint colors, bright-work reflections, drop shadows, and window transparencies for lighting and color harmony.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="7,3,0"><strong data-path-to-node="7,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Environment Building:</strong> Create large complex environmental extensions to fit banner format proportions, which may include buildings, roads, mountains, bridges, and skies.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="7,4,0"><strong data-path-to-node="7,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">Advanced Workflows:</strong> Utilize Generative AI tiling in Photoshop to maintain hi-resolution images, and apply an understanding of perspective and how to correct or match it to create a realistic look.</p> </li> </ul> <p data-path-to-node="8"><strong data-path-to-node="8" data-index-in-node="0">Leadership & Collaboration</strong></p> <ul data-path-to-node="9"> <li> <p id="p-rc_7395dbab8fc53603-79" data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Team Guidance:</strong> You'll help other designers excel at retouching, harmonizing speed, style, and scale to retouch high-end photography at a steady pace</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,2">.</span></p> </li> <li> <p id="p-rc_7395dbab8fc53603-80" data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Quality Safeguarding:</strong> Pixel perfectness is important</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,2">. You safeguard quality at all times and work together with QA testers</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,4">.</span></p> </li> <li> <p id="p-rc_7395dbab8fc53603-81" data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Client Partnership:</strong> You will work together directly with art directors on the client side, representing Monks from a design POV</span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,2">.</span></p> </li> <li> <p id="p-rc_7395dbab8fc53603-82" data-path-to-node="9,3,0"><span data-path-to-node="9,3,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="9,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Process Efficiency:</strong> You are always on the lookout for process efficiencies</span><span data-path-to-node="9,3,0,2">.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 data-path-to-node="11">About You</h3> <p data-path-to-node="12"><strong data-path-to-node="12" data-index-in-node="0">Essentials & Requirements</strong></p> <ul data-path-to-node="13"> <li> <p id="p-rc_7395dbab8fc53603-83" data-path-to-node="13,0,0"><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="13,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Experience:</strong> For this role, we're looking for a designer with around 5+ years of experience retouching and creating beautiful