Digital Asset Manager and Photo Editor

Smile Train • New York, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Smile Train is the world’s leading cleft-focused organization. Our goal is to transform the lives of every person impacted by a cleft lip or palate. We train and support doctors and medical professionals to provide our patients with free, life-changing, comprehensive cleft treatment. Our sustainable model has allowed us to reach more than 2 million children in 90+ countries in the past 25 years, and we still feel like we’ve just started. We are truly changing the world one smile at a time! Make a Difference! Smile Train is seeking a highly organized, visually driven, and collaborative Photo Editor & Digital Asset Manager to help shape and manage the organization’s global visual storytelling efforts. This role will support the editing, organization, and distribution of photography that highlights the impact of comprehensive cleft care around the world. The ideal candidate brings strong photo editing expertise , a sharp editorial eye, and experience managing digital asset systems in a fast-paced environment. This position will play a key role in maintaining Smile Train’s digital asset management (DAM) system, ensuring imagery is properly archived, tagged, searchable, and aligned with organizational brand standards. Working closely with the Communications, Creative, Digital, and Global Programs teams, this role will help deliver compelling visual content across web, social, media, fundraising, marketing, and internal communications platforms. The Photo Editor & Digital Asset Manager will also support timely image delivery for campaigns, events, partner storytelling, and organizational initiatives. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, collaborative, and passionate about the power of ethical, authentic storytelling to advance global health and nonprofit impact.

Requirements

• Understanding of ethical storytelling and consent best practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
• Strong experience with Digital Asset Management systems and metadata organization.
• Writing experience to craft concise, engaging photo captions.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong visual storytelling instincts and photo selection/editing judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a global team.
• Familiarity with nonprofit, humanitarian, healthcare, or global development communications is a plus.
• Availability to support occasional evening or weekend organizational events and urgent content needs.

Nice To Haves

• Support basic photography needs for organizational events, interviews, staff initiatives, and content capture opportunities as needed.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in photo editing, digital asset management, or visual content production.
• Experience working within a Digital Asset Management platform such as PhotoShelter, Bynder, Canto, or similar systems.
• Experience supporting mission-driven, nonprofit, editorial, media, or brand storytelling environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Edit and optimize photography for use across digital, social media, web, fundraising, marketing, media, and print platforms.
• Manage and maintain Smile Train’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, ensuring assets are organized, searchable, archived, and aligned with organizational standards.
• Upload and catalog photography and multimedia assets with accurate metadata, captions, keywords, consent documentation, usage rights, and regional identifiers.
• Develop and maintain consistent DAM taxonomy, tagging systems, and workflows to improve accessibility and efficiency across global teams.
• Support rapid-turnaround editing and image distribution for campaigns, events, partner storytelling, media requests, and organizational initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Communications, Creative, Digital, Social Media , and Global Programs teams to identify and deliver compelling visual storytelling content.
• Assist in curating and packaging visual assets for organizational campaigns, reports, presentations, fundraising materials, publications, and executive communications.
• Coordinate global photography intake workflows from regional teams, medical partners, photographers, and external vendors.
• Ensure all visual storytelling aligns with Smile Train’s ethical storytelling standards, consent policies, brand guidelines, and global communications strategy.
• Conduct basic retouching, color correction, cropping, and formatting while maintaining authenticity and dignity in imagery.
• Write and edit concise, engaging photo captions and metadata descriptions that support storytelling and audience engagement.

Benefits

• Meaningful Work – Be part of work that creates meaningful, lasting impact — changing the world one smile at a time.
• 100% Covered Health, pharmacy, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan and generous employer match.
• Generous PTO package, paid holidays, and sick time.
• Paid parental leave and family care benefits.
• Free access to professional mental health counseling.
• Annual professional development stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed