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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 terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship. ​

Pay Range: $85,000 - $100,000

At the New York Post, we’re passionate about providing readers with the best in National News, Sports, Entertainment, and Lifestyle like only the Post can – with wit, irreverence and authority.

**OUR BRANDS:** Include The New York Post (https://nypost.com/) : expert news, extensive, award-winning sports coverage, and insider commentary, Page Six (https://pagesix.com/) : an influential leader in celebrity and entertainment news, Decider.com : helping the on-demand generation discover the best streaming content, and Alexa (https://nypost.com/alexa/) : our luxury lifestyle print edition focused on the best in luxury fashion, real estate and travel.

**OUR REACH:** People love us. We are one of the largest growing digital networks, averaging over 90 million unique visitors a month! Our social footprint continues to expand across Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NYPost/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/nypost) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nypost/?hl=en) , TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@nypost?lang=en) , and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@nypost/videos) , where our videos average 313 million monthly views.

**OUR PEOPLE:** The Post team is a group of diverse, creative, passionate minds – ever evolving and innovating. We believe news doesn’t have to be boring to be news… so we make sure it isn’t!

**OUR GROWTH:** An ever evolving multi-platform media company, we span print, digital, video, social, podcast, app, commerce/affiliate, original TV programming, and Post Sports+ (https://nypost.com/account/subscribe) , our newly launched Sports membership experience!

We’re growing. Come join us!