📸 Remote Opportunity: Photography Editor @ Telework Magazine
💼 Annual Salary and Job Details
- 💼 Annual Salary: $62,000
- 🕒 Work Style: 100% Remote
- 🌎 Where You Work From: Anywhere with WiFi and wicked creativity
🎮 Our Journey: Lights, Camera... Innovation!
In 2017, a group of misfit storytellers and visual visionaries founded Telework Magazine — a digital platform born out of a passion for remote work, creativity, and compelling stories. It wasn’t just about remote jobs and digital tools. It was about a lifestyle. We believed in exploring new work cultures, enabling free-spirited creativity, and building something real in the virtual world.
From a cozy coffee shop in Berlin to a bamboo hut in Bali, our content is fueled by remote workers' experiences around the globe. As a fully digital publication, we’ve built a community that celebrates where people work and how they live, create, and grow. Our platform is now read in over 30 countries and admired for its authentic voice, rich storytelling, and compelling visuals.
We’re flipping to our next significant chapter and looking for a creative unicorn 🦄 to join us as our Photography Editor. You’ll be responsible for shaping the publication's visual identity, working with photographers and creatives around the globe to ensure that every image tells a story worth seeing.
🎯 Photography Editor Role Overview
As our Photography Editor, your role will be to ensure that every visual on our platform complements and enhances the content. You will be an expert in digital imagery, someone who understands the subtle power of a perfectly timed shot, a thoughtful filter, and the impact of emotional storytelling through photography.
✨ Key Responsibilities
🎨 Photo Curation & Editing
- 🔹 Review, select, and enhance imagery for articles, covers, interviews, and social media posts
- 🌈 Maintain a consistent and compelling visual style across the publication
- ✨ Transform raw submissions into polished, emotionally resonant photographs that engage audiences
- 🎯 Oversee photo workflows, managing timelines for regular editorial and special projects
📷 Creative Direction & Strategy
- 🧠 Collaborate closely with writers, designers, and section editors to pair strong imagery with compelling editorial pieces
- 🚀 Lead the conceptualization and execution of original photography projects that align with editorial goals
- 🧭 Create visual guidelines and reference libraries to help standardize our visual brand voice
- 🖌️ Develop innovative visual concepts for our seasonal digital issues, including layout inspiration and image theming
🤝 Team Collaboration & Mentorship
- 👩🏫 Offer mentorship and creative feedback to freelance photographers and visual contributors
- 🌍 Establish and maintain relationships with an international network of creatives
- 📬 Host collaborative visual brainstorming sessions to fuel content planning
- 👥 Review photographer pitches and recommend contributors to align with editorial needs
🛠 Tools & Software Requirements
- 🖥 High-level expertise with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, etc.)
- 💾 Comfortable working with DAM systems to organize and manage image libraries
- 📱 Familiar with optimizing images for mobile, responsive design, and social platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and Threads
- 🎛️ Bonus: Experience with Figma or other digital layout tools to assist in editorial design
✨ Ideal Candidate Profile
✅ What Makes You a Perfect Fit
🎡 Creatively Driven
You have a flair for storytelling through images. You understand the emotional journey a single frame can take the viewer on, and your imagination doesn’t just color outside the lines — it rewrites them entirely.
🔄 Detail-Oriented
You catch every pixel out of place. You know when a shot needs extra light, when colors clash, and how cropping can make or break a photo’s story.
📊 Trend-Aware
You’re always tuned in to creative trends, tools, and techniques — from AI-enhanced visuals to new storytelling formats like short-form visual essays.
💌 Collaborative Spirit
You're a people person — digitally speaking. You enjoy guiding creatives, giving actionable feedback, and seeing other people’s ideas flourish through your guidance.
🌟 Strong Portfolio
Your previous work shows your versatility and signature style. Whether it’s product photography, portraits, landscapes, or lifestyle shoots, your images move people.
🚀 Perks and Benefits
💡 Creative Freedom
- 🎈 Your ideas steer the creative direction. We value curiosity and original thought, and we support you in exploring uncharted creative paths with confidence
🌍 Work From Anywhere
- 🏞️ We mean anywhere. Travel the world, live in your dream location, or enjoy life from your hometown — your workspace is yours to define
🌱 Career Growth Opportunities
- 📚 We support your growth through online courses, virtual conferences, and one-on-one coaching sessions with creative leaders
- 🌐 Opportunities to lead high-profile visual campaigns and build your name in the global creative industry
🎉 Fun & Inclusive Culture
- 🍕 Regular virtual hangouts, creative jam sessions, and cultural exchange programs
- 🌟 A diverse, open-minded team that supports your individuality encourages bold thinking and believes laughter is a key productivity tool
💰 Competitive Salary
- Our rate is fixed at $62,000/year, with room to grow based on your performance and the impact you make
- 💎 Additional project bonuses and performance incentives available based on creative achievements
🌟 Call to Action: Join Our Visual Revolution
We’re not just hiring an editor. We’re inviting a visual storyteller, a frame-framing poet, a color-conjuring rebel who believes photography isn’t just art — it’s a way of connecting humans across borders and bandwidths.
If you dream in light and shadow, live for the click of a shutter, and want to build a legacy in a magazine that reaches millions — this is your shot.
👉 Apply now and join us on this creative adventure! Published on: Apr 3, 2025
