Photo Editor, The California Post

New York Post; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking an experienced Photo Editor to join its new Los Angeles team. The role involves sourcing and editing imagery for breaking news and collaborative planning for major events. Candidates should have 5+ years in a newsroom, strong editorial judgment, and proficient skills in Adobe Photoshop. The position will rely on flexibility for news demands and follows a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Elective benefits based on needs

Hybrid work model

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a photo editor within a newsroom or media environment.
• Proven ability to react quickly under deadline pressure in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as news demands.

Responsibilities

• Source, edit, and publish imagery for breaking news, features, politics, sports, and entertainment coverage.
• Collaborate with editors, producers, and reporters to fulfill photo requests.
• Ensure all visual content meets editorial standards and brand voice.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Knowledge of current events

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

The New York Post is heading West – and this is your chance to be a part of history as we open a brand-new newsroom and make a significant investment in Los Angeles. The California Post will be a game changer, putting the people of the Golden State first and holding the powerful to account across digital platforms and print.

This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: The California Post will bring The New York Post’s DNA of powerful, agenda-setting journalism to the West Coast and be a fresh and fearless voice for common sense.

Our focus will also go well beyond hard-hitting news and iconoclastic opinion. The nationally recognized Page Six will bring its sassy and brassy attitude directly to the entertainment capital of the world. The California Post Sports department will deliver muscular coverage of the biggest teams in town, from the locker room to the front office. Our Tech team will reveal the latest innovators and innovations that will shape the nation’s future.

Los Angeles is one of the great cities of the world, and it’s time L.A. – and California at large – had a bold, new voice. The California Post will be that voice. California, here we come!

As part of this bold expansion into Los Angeles, we are looking for a Photo Editor to join the California Post team. The California Post’s Photo Department is integral to our fast-paced newsroom, working across platforms to enhance storytelling with compelling and timely imagery. Our editors are visual journalists with sharp editorial instincts and a keen sense for what resonates with readers.

Reporting into the Photo Director, this role will be a key part of the visuals team, helping shape how stories are told across our digital platforms. The Photo Editor will react quickly to breaking news, source compelling imagery, and collaborate closely with editors and reporters to ensure our coverage is visually engaging, accurate, and timely.

Responsibilities:

• Source, edit, and publish imagery for breaking news, features, politics, sports, and entertainment coverage.
• React in real time to live breaking news, ensuring visuals are quickly and effectively integrated.
• Edit and enhance images using Adobe Photoshop, creating composites or homepage previews when needed.
• Collaborate with editors, producers, and reporters to fulfill photo requests and elevate visual storytelling.
• Pitch photo-driven ideas and contribute to planning visual coverage across major events.
• Negotiate with agencies and freelancers when sourcing imagery.
• Ensure all visual content meets California Post’s editorial standards and brand voice.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a photo editor within a newsroom or media environment.
• Strong editorial judgment and broad knowledge of current events, sports, and entertainment.
• Proven ability to react quickly under deadline pressure in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and familiarity with digital asset workflows.
• Sharp eye for visuals, with experience sourcing from wires, agencies, and social platforms.
• Familiarity with rights, usage, and negotiating rates with agencies/freelancers.
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as news demands.

Note: The New York Post Media Group adheres to a hybrid work model. This role will be expected to report into the office 4 days per week (subject to change depending on business needs).

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

Pay Range: $75,000 - $85,000