Senior Photo Editor, New York Magazine

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Job Description: The Editorial team is at the core of everything New York magazine does. Our team strikes the perfect balance of content that’s smart and funny so that our readers know everything they need to know to navigate a fast-moving culture, whether that’s up-to-date information on political events, cultural developments, or down-to-the-minute fashion trends.

The Senior Photo Editor will work with the Photography Director as well as the editor of Vulture and our Culture Editors to oversee, facilitate, and contribute to the editing and presentation of photography and photographic treatments for the site and the magazine’s print Culture section, as well as collaborate with photo teams across all of our brands, aligning with the company’s mission to unify the overall photographic language across all platforms.

The Senior Photo Editor seeks to ensure smooth operation of high-volume photo production in support and expression of our editorial voice and goals. They strive to do so while pursuing visual/photographic ambition that creatively maximizes available time and resources. This role requires an equal balance of creativity and organization.

For consideration, please include a link to your portfolio in your application.

What you’ll do:

  • Work with editors at Vulture to select images for posts across the site on tight deadlines

  • Serve as lead photo editor of our biweekly print magazine’s culture section and contribute to the feature well, working closely with editors to conceptualize and execute photography solutions

  • Source images for design team and illustrators when needed, as well as occasional after hours events such as award shows, breaking news or other large culture events that will require photo support

  • Complete in-depth photo research for longer term projects focused on a single blog and finding existing bodies of work pertaining to the assignment

  • Optimize images technically and visually for publication online and in print: color correction and siloing

  • Coordinate retouching needs, delivery of images, and deadlines with artists

  • Work collaboratively with New York Media teams on special projects

  • Ensure images are properly licensed; negotiate and handle license agreements with photo agencies

  • Maintain image metadata to ensure accurate credit and caption information are preserved

  • Other responsibilities as assigned by photo director

About working at Vox Media: This is a permanent, full-time position with excellent benefits—including flexible hours and generous parental leave. Vox Media strives to provide comprehensive healthcare options for our employees and to ensure that our healthcare and other benefits are LGBTQ-inclusive. You'll be joining a group of focused, hard-working, creative people who are passionate about doing work that's challenging and fun—and who strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

Vox Media is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees. All employees in our offices are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.

Job Requirements:

What you’ll bring:

  • At least 5 years of experience in photo editing, preferably in the media/publishing space

  • A passion for cultural news and entertainment coverage

  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite software, especially Photoshop.

  • Strong image editing skills in color-correction; selection and compositing, image sizing, batch processing and photo-manipulation are particularly important

  • An ability to work independently and in collaboration with others to identify the best means of illustrating a large volume of stories with a quick turnaround

  • Strong communication skills and a team player

  • Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience

Type of Job: Photo

City: New York

State/Country: New York

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: unlimited PTO, 401(k), generous paid parental leave, health, vision, and dental

Company: New York Magazine

About Our Company: Launched in April 1968 by the editor Clay Felker and the graphic designer Milton Glaser, New York was in its early days the place to read Tom Wolfe, Gloria Steinem, Pete Hamill, Jimmy Breslin, and Gail Sheehy. In the five decades since, it has received 48 National Magazine Awards, and in 2018 it won its first Pulitzer Prize, for art criticism.

How to Apply: Please submit your application through our website: https://grnh.se/37455d481us