Senior Photo Editor (60-Day Fixed Term) - Long Beach

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

Vacation days

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

ClassPass credits

Mental healthcare via Spring Health

Onsite meals

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Senior Photo Editor to join its Media Production team on a fixed-term basis, reporting to the Senior Manager, Media Production. The ideal candidate is a technically precise, visually confident retoucher who can move fast without cutting corners, and who understands color and light well enough to make judgment calls, not just execute a brief.

This is a hands‑on, IC role for someone who can walk into an existing body of work, understand the visual direction, and both execute

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a photo retoucher or photo editor across commercial, brand, or editorial work.
• Deep proficiency in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, CaptureOne, with strong command of color grading, light balancing, and high-end retouching technique.
• Demonstrated ability to define or work within brand-level visual standards, not just execute a one-off brief.
• Strong eye for consistency across a large volume of images, evidenced through a portfolio showing range and a clear point of view.
• Able to work independently and move fast without sacrificing quality, this is a short engagement with real volume behind it.
• Local to LA/Long Beach and available to be onsite..

Responsibilities

• Clear the Backlog: Process existing unedited photography from past shoots to final, delivery-ready quality.
• Post-Production & Workflow: Manage file handling from ingest to delivery (filenaming, packaging, archiving) and build reusable presets to streamline operations.
• Define Visual Standards: Partner with the Media Production team to document and maintain consistent color, light, and retouching standards across all photography and photographers.
• Support Live Production (as needed): Oversee capture-to-delivery for active shoots, including providing on-set Digitech support.
• Photography (as needed): Execute product, hardware, portrait, or event photography as required, maintaining the same high quality standards.

Skills

Lightroom

Photoshop

CaptureOne

Color grading

Retouching

Brand standards

Portfolio

Tools

Adobe Lightroom

Photoshop

CaptureOne

Job description

Vast is seeking a Senior Photo Editor to join its Media Production team on a fixed-term basis, reporting to the Senior Manager, Media Production. The ideal candidate is a technically precise, visually confident retoucher who can move fast without cutting corners, and who understands color and light well enough to make judgment calls, not just execute a brief.

This is a hands‑on, IC role for someone who can walk into an existing body of work, understand the visual direction, and both execute