Photo Editor, Digital/Social

3 Months ago • 3 Years + • Social Media • $78,200 PA - $104,800 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Photo Editor, Digital/Social at National Geographic is responsible for researching, curating, and editing visual content for digital and social platforms. This role requires a strong editorial background, a keen eye for compelling visuals, and understanding of social media trends. Responsibilities include researching and licensing photography, collaborating with the social team on cross-platform integration, identifying opportunities for social accounts, ensuring effective visual content integration, advising on creative development of social content, assigning and producing photographic stories, managing deliverables and workflows, providing field support to photographers, and contributing to newsletters. The ideal candidate will have experience in photo editing, social media marketing, and a deep understanding of social platforms.
Must have:
  • 3+ years photo editing/social media marketing experience
  • Strong editorial/journalism ethics
  • Advanced visual eye for photography & videography
  • Deep understanding of social platforms
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience analyzing analytics
  • Experience producing social media campaigns
  • Community and talent management experience
Perks:
  • Bonus and/or long-term incentive units
  • Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits

Job Details

Job Summary:

The Photo Editor, Digital/Social is responsible for researching, curating, and editing visual content for National Geographic’s digital and social platforms. Bringing a great eye, digital-first mindset, and editorial integrity to the role, he/she/they will work quickly and accurately to research visual content across a range of subjects—including wildlife, history, nature, science, travel—collaborating with National Geographic editors and staff photographers as well as contributing photographers and writers.      

This role will also assist with daily management of social platforms and campaigns for National Geographic editorial stories and titles with best-in-class creative social stunts, community strategies, and creative asset development. We are looking for a passionate photo editor and social strategist who has a strong editorial background and visual eye. Experience with social marketing campaigns, managing communities, and managing busy timelines is a plus.

Excelling in this role requires great story judgement, knowledge of photography, understanding of social trends, a passion for learning about strategy, current familiarity of each platform’s offerings, and a keen eye for compelling and innovative content.

Responsibilities:

  • Research, curate, and license photography for all publishing platforms, with a focus on digital and social
  • Assist manager and collaborate with the social team in supporting cross-platform integration by reshaping stories and curating photography for social platforms.
  • Identify new opportunities for our social accounts
  • Help ensure that visual content is effectively integrated across digital platforms and social media channels.
  • Advise on creative development of social content by giving creative direction and feedback
  • Assign, direct, produce, and acquire a wide range of photographic stories for use across platforms, including digital, social, and print, working with guidelines for operational excellence and prioritization
  • Manage deliverables, assets, and workflows, e.g. accurate caption information, verifying credit lines, archiving, and transmitting images, working with pre-press on color correction, checking image veracity, and making images available for use across platforms
  • Provide field support to photographers
  • Provide support on workflow, billing, contracts, and other photo logistics
  • Contribute to our newsletters as needed

Minimum Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience as a photo editor and/or with social media marketing
  • A strong editorial/journalism ethics background
  • Advanced visual eye for photography and videography
  • Deep understanding of social platforms and awareness of and adaptability to changing industry trends and technologies
  • Creative, proactive, and independent thinking
  • Strong writing skills
  • Extreme attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience analyzing analytics and making data-informed decisions
  • Experience producing social media campaigns
  • Experience managing communities and talent

Required Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree (preferably a Journalism school or Journalism major – but not required)

***Please note, this team is in office 4x/week (Monday – Thursday, working from home on Friday) from our Washington, DC office.  This role is not open to any other location.


The hiring range for this position in Washington, DC is $ 78,200 to $ 104,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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