Job Title: Remote Photography Editor (Food, Humans & Product)
(BONUS if you can do simple graphic design)
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Freelance / Part-Time
Industry: Social Media Content Creation
About the Role
We are looking for a highly skilled Photography Editor with a professional-level understanding of editing food photography, human portraits, and product photography—specifically for social media use. You’ll be working with a creative team to deliver visually striking, high-quality images that meet professional photography standards while still optimized for the fast-paced, attention-grabbing world of social media.
This role requires a keen eye for detail, proficiency in advanced editing techniques, and the ability to add light graphical elements or overlays to create engaging thumbnails that communicate key information.
Key Responsibilities
- Photo Editing & Retouching
- Perform focus stacking and exposure stacking to achieve sharp, well-balanced images.
- Clean up images by removing distractions, correcting imperfections, and ensuring color accuracy.
- Retouch skin, food textures, and product surfaces while keeping a natural, authentic look.
- Creative Graphic Enhancements
- Design subtle, professional thumbnail graphics for social media (e.g., text overlays, icons, callouts).
- Incorporate brand identity into edited photos to ensure a cohesive visual style.
- Social Media Optimization
- Crop, resize, and format images to meet platform-specific requirements (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube thumbnails, etc.).
- Optimize visual storytelling for maximum engagement.
- Collaboration & Workflow
- Work closely with our creative and marketing team to ensure visual consistency across campaigns.
- Manage and organize photo files with efficient naming and folder systems.
Requirements
- Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and other relevant editing software.
- Experience with focus stacking and exposure stacking techniques.
- Strong knowledge of color grading, white balance adjustments, and image clean-up.
- Ability to add clean, minimal graphic overlays for thumbnails.
- Experience
- Proven portfolio of food, people, and product photography editing.
- Experience in creating images specifically for social media marketing.
- Understanding of brand consistency and audience engagement.
- Other Skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Good communication skills for remote collaboration.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Bonus Points If You:
- Have experience in short-form video thumbnail creation.
- Understand basic photography concepts for better collaboration with photographers.
- Have a flair for creative storytelling through visuals.
How to Apply
Please send (those that did not send will be ignored):
- Your CV or portfolio link showcasing your food, human, and product photography edits.
- Before/after examples of your work.
- A short note on your editing process and tools you use.
- Your freelance rates per photo
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Pay: £1,000.00-£1,500.00 per month
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Experience:
- Photo Editing: 2 years (preferred)
Language:
- English (required)
Work Location: Remote