Senior Publicist and Photo Editor

This is a Full Time Job


The Senior Photo Editor / Digital Photography Lead is responsible for shaping and executing a modern, digital-first photography strategy across film titles. This role oversees all photography-from production through release-while evolving the studio's photo output to meet the demands of social platforms, digital media, and emerging visual culture. The ideal candidate brings strong editorial judgment, deep photography and post-production expertise, and a forward-looking understanding of how imagery performs in social and digital spaces.

This is an IATSE Local 600 Publicist Guild position covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Key Responsibilities:
• Serve as the global lead for photography and image strategy across assigned titles, working closely with PR, marketing, franchise, and international teams
• Manage studio photography on social media sites and experience in this arena
• Develop and execute photo strategies and timelines that prioritize digital, social, and press needs from first look through home entertainment
• Edit, curate, and distribute imagery across global platforms, ensuring timely delivery of approved assets to domestic and international markets
• Come with strong relationship with social/upcoming photographers, leaning into a digital- and social-native approach, optimizing workflows, formats, and visual storytelling for modern platforms
• Oversee publicity shoots, unit photography, premieres, and special events, including art direction, photographer oversight, and final image selection
• Manage talent and filmmaker photo approvals in collaboration with publicists and coordinators
• Oversee image request systems (domestic & international), special image requests, and press deadlines
• Supervise image distribution platforms and asset pipelines, with a strong understanding of the Getty platform.
• Manage stills and photography budgets in alignment with comparable film campaigns
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors to ensure consistent visual standards and brand alignment across all imagery
• Support awards campaigns and annual preview materials with curated photography assets

Digital & Social Leadership (Core Focus)
• Drive a digital-first photography mindset, ensuring imagery is optimized for social platforms, online press, and emerging media formats
• Bring strong social media photography expertise, understanding how images perform across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, X, and evolving channels
• Maintain relationships with up-and-coming social, editorial, and culturally relevant photographers, introducing fresh visual voices into studio campaigns
• Identify new trends in digital photography, visual storytelling, and social aesthetics, and apply them strategically to film publicity
• Act as a key creative voice in evolving how the studio visually represents its films in the digital landscape

Qualifications:
• Minimum 5+ years of photo editing experience, ideally within film, entertainment, media, or a related creative industry
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.)
• Strong editorial eye with the ability to curate images for press, digital, and social impact
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Deep understanding of publicity, marketing, and talent-driven photography workflows
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working across creative, marketing, and international teams
• Passion for photography culture, emerging photographers, and evolving digital platforms