Senior Publicist/Photo Editor

Job ID 10149276 Location Burbank, California, United States Business The Walt Disney Studios Date posted May 14, 2026

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Job Summary:

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 the global lead for photography and image strategy across 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 execute photo strategies and timelines that prioritize digital, social, and press needs from first look through home entertainment
Edit, curate, and distribute imagery across global platforms, ensuring timely delivery of approved assets to domestic and international markets
Come with strong relationship with social/upcoming photographers, leaning into a digital- and social-native approach, optimizing workflows, formats, and visual storytelling for modern platforms
Oversee publicity shoots, unit photography, premieres, and special events, including art direction, photographer oversight, and final image selection
Manage talent and filmmaker photo approvals in collaboration with publicists and coordinators
Oversee image request systems (domestic & international), special image requests, and press deadlines
Supervise image distribution platforms and asset pipelines, 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 ensure consistent visual standards and brand alignment across all imagery
Support awards campaigns and annual preview materials with curated photography assets

Digital & Social Leadership (Core Focus)

Drive a digital-first photography mindset, ensuring imagery is optimized for social platforms, online press, and emerging media formats
Bring strong social media photography expertise, understanding how images perform across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, X, and evolving channels
Maintain relationships with up-and-coming social, editorial, and culturally relevant photographers, introducing fresh visual voices into studio campaigns
Identify new trends in digital photography, visual storytelling, and social aesthetics, and apply them strategically to film publicity
Act as a key creative voice in evolving how the studio visually represents its films in the digital landscape

Qualifications:

Minimum 5+ years of photo editing experience, ideally within film, entertainment, media, or a related creative industry
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.)
Strong editorial eye with the ability to curate images for press, digital, and social impact
Proven ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
Deep understanding of publicity, 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.

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About The Walt Disney Studios:

For over 95 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today it brings quality movies, episodic storytelling, music, and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. The Walt Disney Studios encompasses a collection of respected film studios, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. It is also home to Disney Theatrical Productions, producer of world-class stage shows.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Traveling Lab, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Studios.

The Traveling Lab is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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