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Senior Publicist/Photo Editor

The Walt Disney Company

Burbank, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Art Direction, Budgeting, Campaigns, Cloud Computing, Collective Bargaining, Digital Media, Digital Photography, Editing, Entertainment and Media, Establish Priorities, Film, Marketing, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Multitasking, Music, Organizational Skills, Photography, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Social Media, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
Burbank, CA
POSTED
7 days ago
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 theglobal lead for photography and image strategyacross 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 executephoto strategies and timelinesthat prioritize digital, social, and press needs from first look through home entertainment

+ Edit, curate, and distribute imageryacross global platforms, ensuringtimelydelivery of approved assets to domestic and international markets

+ Come with strong relationship with social/upcoming photographers, leaning into adigital- and social-native approach,optimizingworkflows, formats, and visual storytelling for modern platforms

+ Overseepublicity shoots, unit photography, premieres, andspecial events, including art direction, photographer oversight, and final imageselection

+ Managetalent and filmmaker photo approvalsin collaboration with publicists and coordinators

+ Overseeimage request systems (domestic & international), special image requests, and press deadlines

+ Superviseimage distribution platforms and assetpipelines, 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 ensureconsistent visual standards and brand alignmentacross all imagery

+ Support awards campaigns and annual preview materials with curated photography assets


Digital & Social Leadership (Core Focus)


+ Drive adigital-first photography mindset, ensuring imagery isoptimizedfor social platforms, online press, and emerging media formats

+ Bring strongsocial media photographyexpertise, understanding how images perform across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, X, and evolving channels

+ Maintainrelationships with up-and-coming social, editorial, and culturally relevant photographers, introducing fresh visual voices into studio campaigns

+ Identifynew trendsindigital photography, visual storytelling, and social aesthetics, and apply them strategically to film publicity

+ Act as a key creative voice in evolving how the studio visuallyrepresentsits films in the digital landscape


Qualifications:


+ Minimum5+ years of photo editing experience, ideally within film, entertainment, media, or a related creative industry

+ AdvancedproficiencyinAdobe Creative Cloud(Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.)

+ Strong editorial eye with the ability to curate images forpress, digital, and social impact

+ Proven ability tomanage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholderssimultaneously

+ Deep understanding ofpublicity, 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.

Job ID: 10149276

Location: Burbank,California

Job Posting Company: The Walt Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

About the Company

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the global leader in high-quality entertainment and innovative technology. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Entertainment Venues and Theaters
WEBSITE
https://jobs.disneycareers.com