Senior Publicist/Photo Editor
Jetzt bewerben Später bewerben Job ID 10149276 Standort Burbank, Kalifornien, USA Veröffentlichungsdatum 14/05/2026 Unternehmen The Walt Disney StudiosJob-Zusammenfassung:
It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world-class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you.
Imagine a career with an organization that brings smiles to millions every day. Imagine working with people whose passion for what they do is simply indescribable. We are The Walt Disney Company, live with a rich legacy of innovation, entertainment, and lifelong memories. With our vast array of both businesses and professionals, you’ll have the opportunity to join a team that’s beloved around the world, and to find out how it feels to love what you do. We invite you to discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you‘ve been looking for.
The Senior Photo Editor / Digital Photography Lead is responsible for shaping and executing a modern, digital-first photography strategy across film titles. This role oversees all photography—from production through release—while evolving the studio’s photo output to meet the demands of social platforms, digital media, and emerging visual culture. The ideal candidate brings strong editorial judgment, deep photography and post-production expertise, and a forward-looking understanding of how imagery performs in social and digital spaces.
This is an IATSE Local 600 Publicist Guild position covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
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 and experience in this arena
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
Come with strong relationship with social/upcoming photographers, leaning into a digital- and social-native approach, optimizing workflows, formats, and visual storytelling for modern platforms
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
Bring strong social media photography expertise, understanding how images perform across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, X, and evolving channels
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
The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA is $60.6581 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Über The Walt Disney Studios:
Seit über 95 Jahren sind The Walt Disney Studios die Grundlage, auf der The Walt Disney Company aufgebaut wurde. Heute bietet es seinen Kunden auf der ganzen Welt hochwertige Filme, episodische Geschichten, Musik und Bühnenstücke. The Walt Disney Studios umfasst eine Sammlung von angesehenen Filmstudios, darunter Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios und Searchlight Pictures. Sie ist auch die Heimat von Disney Theatrical Productions, der Produktionsfirma von erstklassigen Bühnenshows.
Über The Walt Disney Company:
Die Walt Disney Company ist zusammen mit ihren Tochtergesellschaften und verbundenen Unternehmen ein führendes, diversifiziertes internationales Familienunterhaltungs- und Medienunternehmen mit folgenden Geschäftsbereichen: Disney Entertainment, ESPN sowie Disney Experiences. Von seinen bescheidenen Anfängen als Zeichentrickfilmstudio in den 1920er Jahren bis zu seiner aktuellen Vorreiterrolle in der Unterhaltungsindustrie trägt Disney stolz sein Erbe weiter und bietet Geschichten und Erlebnisse von Weltklasse, die alle Familienmitglieder bezaubern. Disneys Geschichten, Figuren und Abenteuer erreichen Verbraucher und Gäste aus allen Teilen der Welt. Gemeinsam schaffen unsere Mitarbeiter und Darsteller aus Niederlassungen in über 40 Ländern der Welt Unterhaltungserlebnisse, die sowohl auf globaler Ebene als auch im heimischen Umfeld begeistern.
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