Seasonal Game Day Photo Editor

The National Football League•Inglewood, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

NFL Media is seeking a part-time Photo Editor to join our photo team in support of our game day operations. The NFL Photo department provides exclusive imagery in real-time for use across the League, including our editorial and social departments, players, and clubs. During games, NFL photographers transmit images from the field to our editors, who then prepare and distribute the photos. Editors will identify top photos with high news, social, and visual value, apply metadata, crop, edit and tone images, and upload to our internal galleries. The ideal candidate has a sharp eye for sports photography, strong photo editing skills, and experience with news or live event editing. This is a part-time role specific to Sundays, with some opportunities for other game days (i.e., MNF, TNF) and event coverage as needed.

Requirements

1-3 years of experience in photo editing for digital media, preferably for editorial outlets.
Bachelor’s degree (or degree in progress) with emphasis in photography, OR equivalent photography experience.
Ability to handle a large volume of assets on deadline.
Strong photo editing skills, knowledge of best editing and captioning practices for editorial images.
Fundamental knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Photo Mechanic and similar tools.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Experience in sports photography preferred.
Familiarity with FTP clients preferred.
Experience in live event coverage is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide editing support for game days.
Edit game images in real time: toning, captioning, and transmitting to internal galleries to share across League departments.
Apply metadata to images (caption players, game information, keywords).
Archive images in the NFL asset management system.