Picture Desk Editor

You have a passion for pictures and a commitment to upholding editorial integrity. You thrive in the fast‑paced, 24/7 world of entertainment, news, and sports, working accurately and efficiently under deadlines with a remote team. You are a self‑starting, multitasking team player who can also assume individual responsibility for issues as they arise. You have excellent news judgment and are fluent in social media.

Picture Desk editors are trusted decision‑makers, problem‑solvers, and the final gatekeepers of editorial integrity. They are responsible for receiving and editing editorial content for the global market under constant deadlines while ensuring accuracy, editorial integrity, quality, and timely distribution. As the centralized hub for various departments, the Picture Desk collaborates daily with photographers, assignment editors, field editors, and tech teams to maintain a high standard of quality. Editors curate and highlight our top images on social media, marketing platforms, and the GettyImages.com website. This is a production‑focused job, and working weekends and holidays is required.

Your Next Challenge

• Accurately and quickly review and edit images to meet Getty Images guidelines with a commitment to editorial integrity.
• Prioritise tasks according to relevancy and deadlines in collaboration with a global editing team.
• Exercise solid news judgment; maintain a high level of journalistic knowledge and awareness of current and trending global news, sports, and entertainment events.
• Remote edit live News events, ensuring image and meta data quality as well as speed to market.
• Maintain a regularly updated GettyImages.com homepage with CMS programs to showcase featured stories.
• Monitor stories trending in real‑time and engage with appropriate imagery on Getty Images’ marketing and social media platforms.
• Troubleshoot and report technology issues both externally with photographers and clients and any internal support.

What You’ll Need

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the editorial photography industry.
• Extensive knowledge and journalistic interest in current affairs, including celebrity, popular culture, news and sport.
• Ability and desire to work a flexible shift pattern, with non‑traditional hours, including weekends & holidays, between the hours of 6.30am and 11pm.
• Proficiency in Windows or Mac OS‑based systems and applications.
• Experience with industry‑standard editing tools, Adobe Photoshop, and Digital asset management (DAM) software.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry‑style captioning and IPTC metadata standards, excellent journalistic writing, and copy‑editing skills.
• Excellent English writing, spelling, and grammar skills.
• Solid picture judgment with a commitment to editorial integrity.
• Ability to engage with appropriate imagery on Getty Images’ social media handles.
• Strong understanding of photo usage rights and licenses.
• Ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment accurately and efficiently with high‑pressure breaking news situations while maintaining thorough attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a remote team environment.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere or video editing tools a plus.

Physical and Mental Demands & Requirements

• Frequent communication with others to exchange information on Slack, Zoom calls, email, and over the phone.
• Frequent sedentary work that primarily involves sitting.
• Frequent repetition of motions and gestures that may include the wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Constant multitasking, troubleshooting, and assessment of accuracy and thoroughness of the work assignment.
• Working non‑traditional hours in a shift pattern, including weekends & holidays.

The Editorial team provides our customers with premium, differentiated visuals across news, sports, and entertainment that cover real people, events, actions, and facts. We also grow and maintain one of the world’s most extensive archives of socially significant, historical photos, footage, and prints.

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.