Junior Editor

Role Description

We are looking for a Junior Editor who can judge what belongs in this collection and why. Someone with a sharp eye, a genuine instinct for quality, and the communication skills to help contributors understand the thinking behind editorial decisions.

• Review and curate incoming submissions against Stocksy's editorial, technical, and commercial standards.
• Accept, decline, or return submissions with clear, well-reasoned feedback that helps contributors understand what belongs in this collection and why.
• Review submissions for legal compliance: releases, copyright, and anything that could create risk for the brands that use our work.
• Bring your editorial decisions to the team openly, discuss edge cases, and be willing to have your thinking challenged.
• Flag collection gaps, emerging trends, and editorial opportunities you are noticing across the queue.
• Support contributors in building portfolios that are stronger, more consistent, and more commercially relevant over time.
• Maintain metadata quality across reviewed assets.
• Contribute to team conversations about collection standards, review processes, and how we keep our editorial approach clear and shared.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in photo editing, curation, or a related visual content role, whether through employment, freelance, or practice as a working artist.
• A strong eye for both aesthetic and technical image quality.
• Experience giving constructive feedback to photographers or other creatives.
• Familiarity with the stock photography or visual media landscape.
• Strong attention to detail — particularly around metadata, releases, and content standards.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own queue in a remote environment, with experience using project management software preferred.
• You have experience exploring how AI tools can make your curation work more efficient, whether that's research, analysis, or workflow.
• You understand that editorial judgment, taste, and an eye for what belongs in this collection can't be outsourced. You approach new tools with curiosity, not fear.

Requirements

• You have a sharp editorial instinct and bring it directly to how you review submissions from our artists.
• You are confident in the technical aspects of photography and ideally video too.
• You are organized, consistent, and comfortable working independently with light supervision.
• Your feedback adds up over time, helping contributors build portfolios that are stronger, more consistent, and more commercially relevant.
• You understand that the best work is made by a real person, with a real point of view, for a buyer who knows their audience will recognize the difference.
• You bring a critical eye that goes beyond personal taste and approach curation with curiosity and openness.

Benefits

• Base Salary: $50,000 to $60,000 per year (pro-rated to part-time), reflective of experience.
• Variable Salary: this role is eligible for a performance-based bonus each fiscal year.
• Paid Time Off: six weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days, and one paid volunteer day.
• Health & Wellness: health and dental benefits, or a health spending account for team members outside Canada, a $1,000 annual education & wellness allowance, and a flexible, fully-remote workplace.