Disney

Photo Production Coordinator (National Geographic)

Washington, DC, USA · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$54k-$72kDetected 1 day ago

PhotoshopInDesignPhotographyResearchCommunicationOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

This role is ideal for someone with a passion for photography, photojournalism, and visual storytelling, and a curiosity for discovering compelling imagery from around the world.
The role plays a key part in helping editors identify strong visual content while ensuring photography assets are organized, accurate, and publication-ready.
The hiring range for this position in Washington, D.C. is $54,000 to $72,300 per year.

Support photo editors and the visual team across National Geographic's platforms-including the magazine, digital features, special titles, Kids publications, and social media-through all stages of the editorial process.
Help maintain organized digital archives and asset management systems, ensuring visual content is easily accessible, accurate, and properly documented.
Collaborate with photo editors, designers, writers, researchers, and editors to support the development of visually engaging stories across print and digital platforms.
Coordinate with internal partners, including Legal, Business Affairs, and Image Collection teams, to help verify image usage, permissions, and compliance requirements.
Support digital storytelling workflows by preparing visual assets, maintaining metadata accuracy, and assisting with content publishing within editorial systems.
Assist with contributor onboarding, invoice processing, workflow tracking, and other production-related administrative tasks that support the efficient operation of the photo department.
Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced environment while developing a strong editorial eye and deepening knowledge of photography, photojournalism, and visual storytelling.

One or more years of experience in photo research, photography, visual storytelling, publishing, journalism, media, archives, or a related field.
Experience working with metadata, captions, credits, releases, licensing information, or digital assets.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams.
Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge or comparable photo editing
Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.

Experience through internships, campus publications, freelance work, photography projects, or editorial environments.
Familiarity with image licensing, rights management, and archival research.
Experience working with Airtable, InDesign and digital publishing tools.
Knowledge of photographers, photo agencies, archives, and the contemporary visual storytelling landscape.
Familiarity with National Geographic's core storytelling areas, including science, exploration, wildlife, conservation, history, and culture.
Demonstrated curiosity, creativity discovering outstanding visual work.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Photojournalism degree a plus but not required.

The hiring range for this position in Washington, D.C. is $54,000 to $72,300 per year.

Conduct photo research and source compelling imagery from photographers, agencies, archives, stock libraries, and internal collections in support of visual storytelling.

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