Intern/Volunteer Retouch/Digital Artist

Felix is a luxury lifestyle magazine currently serving Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. The pages of this glossy publication cover the latest trends in fashion, fine dining, nightlife, arts and culture. Featuring ultra luxe fashion profiles, restaurants, and the season’s must-have accessories from the world’s top writers and stylists. Luxe Media, LLC and Felix Magazine are the marketing names of The Aparecio Foundation, NFP (“TAF”).  Luxe Media, LLC. is committed to developing a fun and productive work culture that is conducive to positive results! We offer a uniquely open environment that demands initiative and imagination from every single team member that are heard, tested, and genuinely empowered to lead by example and create lasting impacts on our organization, its programs, and the community.  This is an unpaid internship/volunteer opportunity. As a Retouch/Digital Artist Intern for Luxe Media you will have a variety of responsibilities throughout the semester.  Our photographic production team is looking for interns with the ability to to retouch, crop and upload all digitally captured files to our website. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: Re-touch, crop and upload product photography images Name and maintain digital asset file/structure organization Retouch digital photographic images Crop digital photographic images/maintain file size specification guidelines Ensure colour consistency between image assets Upload assets to web servers in accordance to calendars Strong colour correction skills, matching images from different cameras Perform quality assurance on all images Responsible for completion of work to daily and weekly deadlines Retouching images for Felix Magazine Ability to receive creative direction from Art Director and Photography and Video Manager and make amends where necessary Suggest ways and to constantly improve the service of the photography team Pro-active and able to show initiative/ideas to constantly improve the service of the photography team Any other ad hoc duties within art department/editorial when required A passion for women’s economic opportunities Must be a full or part-time student and working toward a degree Must be eligible to receive school credit and commit to 2-3 days a week for 3 months Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work autonomously Re-touch, crop and upload product photography images Name and maintain digital asset file/structure organization Retouch digital photographic images Crop digital photographic images/maintain file size specification guidelines Ensure colour consistency between image assets Upload assets to web servers in accordance to calendars Strong colour correction skills, matching images from different cameras Integrity, honesty, openness and a willingness to operate as a team player  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.