Photo Editor Job at Zillow Referrals in New York

Photo Editor

Zillow is seeking a Photo Editor to join its growing in-house agency, StudioZ. As part of a small, highly collaborative photo team, this role blends creative photo editing with production rigor and detail-focused workflow management. In addition to curating and editing imagery, this position plays a critical role in maintaining and evolving the systems that support image sourcing, rights compliance, DAM integrity, and efficient cross-team collaboration. This role works proactively across a broad network of creative, production, marketing, and external partners—anticipating needs, identifying potential challenges early, and helping teams move work forward smoothly and efficiently.
Success in this role requires the ability to build trust quickly, navigate a wide range of working styles, and collaborate productively with diverse stakeholders while keeping projects aligned, organized, and on track. This role is ideal for a detail-driven photo editor who thrives in complex production environments, enjoys owning systems and processes, and brings equal passion to image quality, rights management, and operational excellence.
This role has been categorized as a Field position. "Field" employees perform the majority of their work in a specified geographic location set by their management team. Employees are expected to live within a reasonable commuting distance to their region and/or service area. ZG has not defined a reasonable distance and expects employees will use judgment in determining this for themselves and understand the implications regarding time commitment and cost of daily commute.
In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $24.80 - $39.60 hourly. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.
In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia the standard base pay range for this role is $23.60 - $37.60 hourly. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.
Applicants will need to take an editing skills test.