Vast
Senior Photo Editor (Fixed Term)
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience as a photo retoucher or photo editor.
About the job
Edits and retouches production photography, clears an image backlog, and helps establish consistent visual standards and workflows for Vast’s photography.
What you'll do
- Process existing photography to final, delivery-ready quality and manage files from ingest through delivery.
- Document and maintain color, lighting, and retouching standards; build reusable presets.
- As needed, support live shoots with on-set Digitech work or photography.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of professional photo retouching or editing experience across commercial, brand, or editorial work.
- Deep proficiency in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and CaptureOne, with strong color-grading, light-balancing, and high-end retouching skills.
- Experience defining or working within brand-level visual standards and a portfolio demonstrating consistency across many images.
- Local to LA/Long Beach and available to work onsite; able to work independently and quickly without sacrificing quality.
Nice to have
- Photography experience in product, hardware, portrait, or event work.
- Experience with aerospace, tech, or other technical/industrial brands, or creating documented style guides or visual standards.
Pay
$45 — $64 USD (base salary; pay period not stated)
Tools
Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, CaptureOne
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