Position: Photo Editor
Position Type: Part-time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy)
Location: Canada (Remote)
The Company:
Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it.
This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.
The Opportunity:
Postmedia is seeking a skilled Photo Editor who excels in photo editing, organization, and storytelling to lead engaging visual journalism that captivates and educates our readers. As part of our central photo desk supporting newsrooms across Postmedia, you'll collaborate closely on a national level with the National Post and Financial Post teams—including reporters, editors, page designers, and photographers—to plan, assign, and deliver top-tier visual coverage for everything from breaking news and sports to major events and in-depth enterprise stories. You'll monitor opportunities, make fast decisions, uphold ethical standards in editing and sourcing, pitch innovative ideas, and ensure seamless integration of visuals that enhance our print and digital platforms. At its core, this role thrives in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment with tight deadlines, delivering high-quality, timely content that elevates our journalism."
What you’ll do:
- Assign staff photographers/videographers and freelancers to cover daily news, breaking news, sports, major events, and enterprise projects (such as features, longreads, and investigative journalism) for publication across all Postmedia newspapers and websites.
- Develop and maintain a national photo coverage schedule and plan, coordinating directly with staff photographers and integrating the photography plans of all Postmedia newspapers to ensure cohesive national visual coverage.
- Monitor for upcoming large events and pre-plan visual coverage (including photo and video).
- Serve as the direct photo desk for the Financial Post and National Post, overseeing their specific photo needs with tailored assignments and coverage.
- Edit, select, curate, source, and optimize photos for print and web—ensuring high quality, ethical standards (accurate captions, no improper manipulation), proper metadata, and fast turnaround to meet deadlines.
- Collaborate with reporters, editors, and page designers to shape visual storytelling from concept to publication and support image facilitation.
- Contribute to editorial strategy meetings, pitching visual ideas for special projects, series, daily photos for print/web articles, and web/print.
- Source and integrate user-generated content or third-party visuals when appropriate, while verifying authenticity, ethics, and proper permissions.
Who you are:
- Exceptional photo editing skills demonstrating news judgment, image selection, cropping and framing adjustments, and optimization for print and digital platforms.
- Basic knowledge of video production; comfortable overseeing multi-media elements and assigning videographers in collaborative news settings. The role does not involve video editing.
- Strong storytelling abilities through visuals, with the capacity to shape context in news, sports, business, and investigative journalism.
- Ability to prioritize assignments, make quick decisions, and manage workflows independently in high-pressure, 24/7 situations.
- Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and photo management systems such as Photo Mechanic or Adobe Bridge; familiarity with metadata tools and digital asset management.
- Commitment to journalistic ethics, including accurate captioning, authenticity verification, and avoidance of improper manipulation.
- Savvy with social media platforms
- Ability to generate independent ideas for visual coverage and storytelling.
- Knowledgeable about current events and news in Canada to inform assignments, editing, and priorities.
- Willingness to work flexible hours and weekends, as Postmedia Editorial Services operates in a fast-paced, round-the-clock environment.
Compensation:
Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location.
Base Salary: $30.00 - $38.46 (Hourly)
We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
