Junior Publicist A/Photo Editor

The Walt Disney Studios; Burbank (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Financial benefits

Job summary

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA seeks a Junior Publicist to support the Photo Publicity team across campaigns for films, TV projects, and talent. You will help coordinate shoots, talent and filmmaker requests, press materials, events, and day-to-day communication with internal teams and external media.

This IATSE Local 600 Publicist Guild role is onsite with four days per week in the office and Fridays remote, with flexibility for events evening or weekends. Competitive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in film/entertainment/media or related creative industry.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.) and DAM system.
• Available to work onsite 4 days per week (Mon-Thu). Fridays are remote with flexibility to be onsite as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support Photo Publicity campaigns from production through theatrical/home entertainment release.
• Coordinate cast, filmmaker, and production photo shoots.
• Manage schedules, travel, locations, equipment, and shoot logistics.
• Communicate with photographers, talent reps, managers, production teams, and executives.
• Organize photo assets, metadata, and image archives.
• Distribute approved publicity photography to domestic and international media.

Skills

Publicity coordination

Communication

Event support

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Lightroom

DAM system

Job description

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 Junior Publicist supports the Photo Publicity team in the execution of publicity campaigns for the studio’s films, television projects, and talent. This role assists with coordinating photo shoots, talent and filmmaker requests, press materials, events, photo editing and day-to-day communication with internal teams, photographers, production partners, and external media.

This is an IATSE Local 600 Publicist Guild position covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Photo Publicity publicists on campaigns from production through theatrical/home entertainment release.


• Assist with planning and coordinating cast, filmmaker, and production photo shoots.


• Coordinate schedules, call sheets, travel, locations, equipment, catering, and other shoot logistics.


• Communicate with photographers, photo editors, talent representatives, managers, production teams, and studio executives.


• Help organize and maintain photo assets, contact sheets, metadata, credits, and image archives.


• Assist with distributing approved publicity photography to domestic and international media outlets.


• Track photo requests, approvals, usage, deadlines, and deliverables.


• Prepare and circulate photo selects, galleries, contact sheets, and other publicity materials.


• Support red-carpet events, premieres, junkets, press days, festivals, and other publicity activities.


• Monitor photo coverage and maintain records of placements and campaign activity.


• Help assist Senior Photo Team with Editing photos

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional experience, ideally within film, entertainment, media, or a related creative industry


• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.) and Film Solutions or other DAM system


• Must be available to work onsite 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday). Fridays are remote with flexibility to work onsite as needed. Additional flexibility for evening and/or weekends events required.

The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA is $48.58 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.