Staff Photo Editor
Core
Conceptualize, assign, and produce photography across platforms (mobile, print, social) for The New York Times Magazine, focusing on digital storytelling and presentation.
Role type
Staff Photo Editor
Builds
Photo essays, features, and special issues for digital and print platforms
Domain
Journalism / Visual Media
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Editorial judgment, visual curation, photojournalism assignment, image licensing, digital image handling, copyright and legal vetting
Preferred skills
Video production and editing, multimedia presentation, social media landscape knowledge
Technologies
Digital image handling tools, stock agencies, archive research systems
Responsibilities
Initiate and develop photographic ideas for special issues and photo essays; Commission, edit, and publish images across platforms; Research and license high-quality imagery from archives and stock agencies; Work closely with photo editors, writers, and designers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
