Junior Editor

Stocksy

Curating artistic content for an artist-led stock co-operative, maintaining quality standards and supporting contributors. Collaborating on submissions while ensuring legal compliance and market relevance.

Posted 7/11/2026part-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaJunior💰 CA$50,000 - CA$60,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

six weeks paid vacation
unlimited paid sick days
one paid volunteer day
health and dental benefits
a health spending account for team members outside Canada
a $1,000 annual education & wellness allowance
a flexible, fully-remote workplace

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Hard Skills & Tools

Photo EditingCurationMetadata ManagementLegal Compliance ReviewImage Quality Assessment

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailIndependent WorkCuriosity