Senior Publicist/Photo Editor

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
• 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
• 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
• 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