Photo and Visual Editors
micro1 • Remote
Education
Not stated
Type
Hourly
Pay
$55-100/hr
Your rate depends on your experience and the task.
Actively hiring
50 openings
Checked
Only apply if this role fits your skills and interests.
About this role
From the micro1 listing
Role Title: Photo and Visual Editors Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote
Opportunity Snapshot
Pay: $55 - $100 per hour Location: Fully Remote, Worldwide You’ll need: Professional experience selecting, editing or retouching images for publication, clients or brands Your tasks: Review images, choose the best ones, correct technical problems and explain your decisions in writing You’ll review and edit images and judge their quality, accuracy and fit for a purpose. This is a good fit if you work as a photo editor, picture editor, visual editor or retoucher and make decisions about which images to use and how to correct them.
Scope of Work
- Look at sets of images and pick the strongest one for a given purpose.
- Judge technical quality: exposure, focus, color, noise and cropping.
- Mark images that were altered in a way that changes what they show.
- Check that captions and descriptions match what the image actually shows.
- Write a short explanation for each decision so a reviewer can follow your reasoning.
- Correct or retouch images following a brief.
What we’re looking for
- Professional work as a photo editor, picture editor, visual editor, retoucher or photo producer.
- Daily use of professional tools such as Lightroom, Photoshop or Capture One.
- Experience delivering images to a real audience: print, web, social, broadcast or brand work.
- Comfort explaining why one image works and another doesn’t.
- Clear written English.
How the selection process works
- Apply with your resume and a short profile.
- Complete the editing interview. It is a short conversation about your experience with image selection and editing. You don’t need to prepare, look at anything or write anything. Finishing it is what moves your application forward.
- Review. We check your experience against what the project needs.
- Onboarding and first task. If selected, you get the guidelines and start with an initial task, which is reviewed before you continue.
How long hiring takes
Across the platforms we list, people typically hear back about a hire within about 25 days of applying.
Key responsibilities
- Look at sets of images and pick the strongest one for a given purpose.
- Judge technical quality: exposure, focus, color, noise and cropping.
- Mark images that were altered in a way that changes what they show.
- Check that captions and descriptions match what the image actually shows.
Why this role
This Photo and Visual Editors role pays $55-100/hr and is fully remote, so you can do Writing work for an AI lab from home.
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Common questions
Can I apply to micro1 from outside the US or UK?
Yes. micro1 accepts applicants from most countries. Most roles need strong written and spoken English.
Does micro1 monitor your computer while you work?
On many projects, yes. Time-tracking tools take screenshots now and then to confirm your hours. Check the project's requirements before you accept it.
Can I choose my own hours?
Usually, yes. You log in when you want, pick up a task, finish it and submit it, with no meetings. Other people work from the same pool of tasks, so some days there may be no work until more is added.
What does Writing work look like for a Photo and Visual Editors?
You check AI answers to Writing questions, correct their errors and write expert reasoning. As a Photo and Visual Editors, you're hired for that judgment, so hands-on Writing experience matters.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
Photo Edition, Picture Edition, Retoucher, and Lightroom are named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with these, expect the screening to test for them.
What does the 'openings' count on this listing mean?
It's how many people micro1 still wants to hire for this role: 50 when we last checked. A high number means more places to fill. The screening stays the same.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $55-100/hr, an hourly rate. Where you land in the range depends on your background and the assessment. Pay can change after we check the listing, so confirm the rate on the platform's application page.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
Apply opens micro1's site, where you create an account and follow its sign-up steps.