About this role
About ArcadeArcade is building the world’s first AI physical product creation platform, where imagination becomes reality. Our platform lets anyone design, purchase, and sell custom, manufacturable products using natural language and generative AI. We believe everyone should have the power to create physical goods as easily as they post online, and we’re building the infrastructure to make that real for both consumers and businesses.
We’ve raised $42M from a world-class group of investors, including Reid Hoffman, Forerunner Ventures (Kirsten Green), Canaan Partners (Laura Chau), Adverb Ventures (April Underwood), Factorial Funds (Sol Bier), Offline Ventures (Brit Morin), Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher), Inspired Capital (Alexa von Tobel), and Torch Capital (Jonathan Keidan). Our angel investors include Elad Gil, Ev Williams, Marissa Mayer, Sara Beykpour, Kayvon Beykpour, Anna Veronika Dorogush, Eugenia Kuyda, David Luan, Sharon Zhou, Kelly Wearstler, Karlie Kloss, Colin Kaepernick, Christy Turlington Burns, and Jeff Wilke.
Arcade is headquartered in San Francisco’s Presidio and led by serial entrepreneur Mariam Naficy (Minted, Eve), and a mission-driven team from Google, Apple, Stability AI, Glean, NVIDIA, Databricks, LinkedIn, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, and more. Arcade’s Chief AI Officer is Varun Jampani, a leading researcher who co-authored Dreambooth and created Stable Diffusion 3.5, among other things. Raghudeep Gadde, Head of Research at Arcade, was formerly a Principal Scientist at Amazon. Together, we’re pioneering a new category at the intersection of AI, personal expression, and on-demand manufacturing, and we’re building fast.
The RoleWe’re looking for a Retoucher/Post-Production Artist to help bring real and AI-generated product imagery to a polished, production-ready standard.
You’ll work closely with our design and product teams to refine images, correct visual inconsistencies, and ensure product renders and creative assets meet a high bar for quality. This is a hands-on production role for someone with a strong eye for detail and experience in retouching, compositing, image manipulation, and post-production.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working quickly through a high volume of assets while maintaining consistency, accuracy, and visual quality.
What You'll DoRetouch and refine product imagery and AI-generated visuals for quality, accuracy, and consistency
Perform image cleanup, compositing, color correction, masking, background removal, and other post-production work
Identify and correct visual inconsistencies, artifacts, distortions, and other imperfections in generated imagery
Prepare images for use across product experiences, marketing, and customer-facing applications
Match visual styles, colors, textures, and lighting across image sets
Make detailed edits based on creative direction and product requirements
Maintain consistency across large volumes of images and variations
Work closely with designers and product teams to understand requirements and iterate quickly
Help establish and maintain visual quality standards for product imagery
Flag recurring image-generation or production issues and provide feedback to the broader team
What We're Looking For2+ years of professional experience in retouching, compositing, post-production, or production art
Strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and related image-editing tools
Excellent eye for detail, composition, color, lighting, and visual consistency
Experience working with product photography, e-commerce imagery, or other commercial visual assets
Ability to make precise, production-ready edits while working efficiently
Strong understanding of masking, layers, color correction, compositing, and image cleanup
Ability to follow creative direction while exercising strong visual judgment
Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving startup environment
Strong communication skills and ability to incorporate feedback quickly
Nice to HaveExperience working with AI-generated imagery
Experience with product visualization, e-commerce, or personalized products
Experience working with high-volume image production or automated creative workflows
Familiarity with tools such as Illustrator, Lightroom, or other Adobe Creative Cloud applications
Experience identifying and correcting common generative AI image artifacts
What Success Looks LikeProduct imagery consistently meets a high visual-quality bar
Retouched assets are accurate, polished, and production-ready
You can move quickly through a high volume of work without sacrificing quality
You develop a strong understanding of Arcade’s visual standards and apply them consistently
You help the team identify recurring quality issues and improve the overall post-production process
Additional InformationCompetitive compensation
Daily catered lunch prepared by our chef
Company events
Arcade is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive team, and to creating a platform where anyone, anywhere, can make something meaningful.