Photo Editor

About the role

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 role maintains and evolves the systems that support image sourcing, rights compliance, DAM integrity, and efficient cross‑team collaboration. You will partner closely with creative, production, marketing, and external teams—anticipating needs, identifying potential challenges early, and helping work move forward smoothly and efficiently.

Success in this role benefits from the ability to build trust, navigate a wide range of working styles, and collaborate productively with diverse stakeholders while keeping projects aligned, organized, and on track. This is a great opportunity for a detail‑driven photo editor who thrives in multi‑faced production environments, enjoys owning systems and processes, and brings equal passion to image quality, rights management, and operational excellence.

You Will Get To

• Curate, edit, and sequence imagery that tells Zillow’s brand story across all customer touchpoints, including cropping, retouching, and color correction in line with brand standards.
• Review photography from external shoots for aesthetics, sequencing, narrative, and intended usage, and conduct in‑depth image research across stock, commissioned, UGC, and emerging channels while ensuring rights and usage compliance.
• Draw on your knowledge of photographers, stock agencies, and UGC platforms to identify and license new photography sources, with opportunities to support on‑set production for larger campaigns.
• Lead hands‑on image rights tracking, licensing compliance, and usage governance within DAM systems, ensuring images are correctly licensed, documented, restricted, expired, or archived according to legal and usage terms.
• Collaborate to evolve DAM processes, metadata standards, naming conventions, and organizational systems, serving as a subject‑matter expert on image rights management and DAM best practices across teams.
• Define, document, and sustain photo workflows that enable clear prioritization, visibility, and on‑time delivery across multiple concurrent projects, reducing risk and supporting cross‑functional collaboration.
• Partner directly with internal teams and external advertising agencies, leveraging your understanding of agency workflows, timelines, and deliverables to ensure efficient collaboration and high‑quality output.
• Apply an understanding of U.S. real estate markets and the home‑buying journey to inform image storytelling, while exploring AI‑assisted tools and emerging photography trends to improve research, editing, rights tracking, and workflow efficiency.

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. "Remote" employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Who you are

• 3–5+ years of photo editing and image research experience with a consumer brand, editorial publication, or advertising agency, supported by a strong portfolio of visual storytelling work.
• Bachelor’s degree in Photography or a related visual field, or equivalent professional experience, with a strong foundation in both the technical and creative aspects of photography.
• Strong visual sensibility and demonstrated ability to shape cohesive, compelling visual narratives through image selection, sequencing, and editing, supported by proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Hands‑on experience managing image rights, licensing, contracts, and usage compliance within DAM systems, plus strong working knowledge of U.S.-focused image licensing, copyright law, and usage restrictions.
• Solid understanding of photographic principles (composition, lighting, color, perspective, storytelling) and the ability to apply them in both editorial and commercial contexts.
• Experience in agency or large‑scale production environments, with a strong understanding of production schedules, dependencies, creative reviews, and client‑style feedback cycles, and the ability to keep work moving efficiently while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external agencies.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable managing multiple projects and complex workstreams at once, while working proactively across cross‑functional teams and adapting to different working styles.
• Hands‑on experience with photo production, including working with photographers or photo shoots, and familiarity with stock agencies and advanced image research techniques.
• Here at Zillow, we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non‑traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experiences.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.