Senior Visuals Editor, Vanity Fair

About the role

Vanity Fair holds a mirror to society by celebrating the best of global culture and investigating the forces that propel it. The Senior Visuals Editor is responsible for curating and producing innovative visual content across platforms (including social, video, digital, print, experiential) that meets brand integrity and production quality standards, while remaining on schedule and on budget. This position is based in New York, NY and reports to the Visuals Director of Vanity Fair.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of photo shoot production primarily for FOB, well features, covers, and special projects—from commissioning teams and liaising with vendors to ensuring the shoot is successful and falls within budget.
• Conceive digital-first photo strategies and assist with visual direction for print-to-web production.
• Secure multimedia and video assets for digital crops, social platforms, BTS content, videos, etc.
• Regularly review portfolios and proactively build relationships with agencies and photographers to unearth new talent.
• Curate photographer lists and create visual mood boards.
• Create and maintain timelines, schedules, budgets, shot-lists, call sheets, and other production documents—proactively sharing and communicating this information to all key stakeholders throughout the project.
• Lead on-set coordination: manage a crew through a shot list in a timely manner, problem-solve when issues arise on set, and communicate clearly to ensure the visual direction is executed successfully.
• Partner with colleagues to ensure synergy across photo and video production.
• Collaborate across markets and liaise with departments such as editorial, design, social, video, web design, and production for Vanity Fair’s tentpole and special projects (e.g., Hollywood issue, Oscars).
• Conceptualize, produce, oversee, and travel to Vanity Fair’s signature portrait studios and video studios for film festivals and awards season (e.g., TIFF, Cannes, NYFF, Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys).
• Manage content production budgets, including negotiating rates with outside vendors.
• Exercise sound judgment in escalating issues to the Visuals Director and Deputy Editor.
• Ensure all invoices are tracked and processed in a timely manner and that jobs are wrapped accurately and efficiently.
• Secure contracts, photo fees, and usage rights for all images (produced and researched), in partnership with CN legal and business affairs teams.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of work experience in photo/visual production and photo editing, with magazine experience strongly preferred.
• Growing book of contacts for agencies, photographers, stylists, studios, etc.
• Experience leading complex, talent-based editorial shoots, navigating strong personalities with grace.
• Passion for current events and visual culture along with a strong foundation in art history.
• Highly motivated self-starter with proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong editorial judgment with demonstrated experience developing visual stories across platforms, using a detailed understanding of platform requirements.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and excellent communication skills.
• Collaborative with the ability to navigate multiple stakeholders’ inputs, opinions, and decision-making styles.
• Work-style that balances entrepreneurial spirit with operational rigor.
• Ability to travel for various assignments and shoots.

Pay

The expected base salary range for this position is $88,000–$113,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education. This is a guild position.