Senior Photo Editor, The California Post

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 The California Post’s bold expansion into Los Angeles, we are seeking a Senior Photo Editor to join our growing Photo Department. The Photo team is central to our fast-paced newsroom, working across platforms to elevate storytelling through compelling, accurate, and timely visuals. Our editors are visual journalists with sharp editorial instincts and a deep understanding of how imagery shapes reader engagement and trust.

Reporting to the Photo Director, the Senior Photo Editor is a key individual contributor on the visuals team, exercising high-level editorial judgment and helping set the visual standard for the California Post. This role will lead visual coverage for major stories, react quickly to breaking news, and collaborate closely with editors and reporters to ensure our journalism is visually strong, ethical, and impactful across digital platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Produce fast visual coverage on live breaking news and trending stories

• Researching live news, sports & political events.

• Fulfill photo requests to produce high quality assets for digital and print needs.

• Create visually appealing composites for the homepage.

• Pitch impactful photo stories and create online image galleries.

• Negotiate rates with agencies and freelance photographers.

• Assigning and briefing photographers.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience at a multi-platform digital media and print brand.

• Deep newsroom experience to thrive in a fast-paced environment under pressure.

• Excellent photo agency knowledge of mainstream wire services and agents.

• Proven photo research and social verification expertise.

• Excellent news judgment with knowledge of news, sports and entertainment.

• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills with agencies and freelancers.

• Professional knowledge in briefing and directing photographers.

• Digital-first mindset with experience adapting photos across platforms.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop.

Note: This role will be expected to report on-site 5 days per week. The shift time for this position will be 2pm to 10pm and will be expected to work one weekend day.

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 t