Photo Editor, California Post

About the role

We are looking for a Photo Editor to join the California Post team. The California Post’s Photo Department is integral to our fast-paced newsroom, working across platforms to enhance storytelling with compelling and timely imagery. Our editors are visual journalists with sharp editorial instincts and a keen sense for what resonates with readers. Reporting into the Photo Director, this role will be a key part of the visuals team, helping shape how stories are told across our digital platforms. The Photo Editor will react quickly to breaking news, source compelling imagery, and collaborate closely with editors and reporters to ensure our coverage is visually engaging, accurate, and timely.

Responsibilities

• Produce fast visual coverage on live breaking news and trending stories.
• Fulfill photo requests to produce high quality assets for digital and print needs.
• Researching live news, sports & political events.
• Create visually impactful composites for the homepage.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience at a multi-platform digital media brand.
• Keen newsroom experience to thrive in a fast-paced environment under pressure.
• Good photo agency knowledge of mainstream wire services and agents.
• Proven photo research and social verification skills.
• Excellent news judgment with knowledge of news, sports and entertainment.
• Digital-first mindset with experience adapting photos across platforms.
• Proficient Adobe Photoshop skills.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $65,000 - $85,000. We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

Schedule

This role will be expected to report on-site 5 days per week. The shift schedule for this role is Sunday‑Thursday, 1 p.m.–9 p.m. PST.

Benefits

For benefits‑eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.