Senior Photo Editor — Visual Storyteller for Style

News Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal, part of News Corporation, seeks a Senior Photo Editor for WSJ. Magazine and Style News coverage based in New York. The role combines editorial judgment with production oversight across fashion, entertainment, and culture visuals.

You will lead shoots, develop visual stories, collaborate with editors and contributors, and manage multi-platform assets while maintaining quality and deadlines.

Qualifications

• 6+ to 8 years experience in a photo-editing role.
• Extensive background in editorial production and assigning visual content.
• Excellent news judgment and fast digital editing skills.
• Strong relationships with photographers and stylists.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multi-pronged visual projects from concept to final delivery.
• Lead fashion shoots with talent and models or photo-research projects.
• Produce, pull and build visual assets for Style News content for all platforms.
• Coordinate shoots across newspaper, magazine, and digital teams.
• Pitch innovative visual approaches and optimize social engagement.
• Maintain monthly budgets and negotiate contractor rates.

Skills

Photo editing

Editorial production

Research skills

Storytelling

Tools

Photoshop

PhotoMechanic

CMS

Video editing tools

FTP

Job description

The Wall Street Journal, part of News Corporation, seeks a Senior Photo Editor for WSJ. Magazine and Style News coverage based in New York. The role combines editorial judgment with production oversight across fashion, entertainment, and culture visuals.

You will lead shoots, develop visual stories, collaborate with editors and contributors, and manage multi-platform assets while maintaining quality and deadlines.