Senior Photo Editor (Fixed Term)

The role

The Senior Photo Editor will process a backlog of unedited production photography and help formalize color, light, and retouching standards. This role involves managing file handling and providing on-set Digitech support or photography as needed.

What you will do

• Process existing unedited photography from past shoots to final, delivery-ready quality.
• Manage file handling from ingest to delivery including filenaming, packaging, and archiving.
• Build reusable presets to streamline operations.
• Partner with the Media Production team to document and maintain consistent color, light, and retouching standards.
• Oversee capture-to-delivery for active shoots, including providing on-set Digitech support.
• Execute product, hardware, portrait, or event photography as required.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a photo retoucher or photo editor across commercial, brand, or editorial work.
• Deep proficiency in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, CaptureOne.
• Strong command of color grading, light balancing, and high-end retouching technique.
• Demonstrated ability to define or work within brand-level visual standards.
• Strong eye for consistency across a large volume of images.
• Portfolio showing range and a clear point of view.
• Able to work independently and move fast without sacrificing quality.
• Local to LA/Long Beach and available to be onsite.

Nice to have

• Photography experience (product, hardware, portrait, or event) as a backup capability.
• Experience shooting or editing for aerospace, tech, or other technical/industrial brands.
• Experience building documented style guides or visual standards for a brand or production team.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• generous paid time off
• up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff
• up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
• paid parental leave
• short and long term disability insurance
• life insurance
• access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• ClassPass credits
• personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
• snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge
• lunch subsidized

About the company

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, the company has built facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station.