Visual Editor in Miami Beach, Florida at Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

The Job

The Visuals Editor is a core member of Playboy’s art department, working directly with the Art Director to bring the brand vision to life across all channels and platforms — including (but not limited to) the print magazine, Playboy.com, social media, brand partnerships, and experiential activations. This is a hands-on, production-rooted creative role that spans photo shoot planning and logistics, on-set coordination, photography and illustration commissioning, visual research, and support for video and social video assignments.

The ideal candidate is a versatile creative professional with a strong visual eye and the organizational discipline to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, start-up environment. They may come from a production background, a creative agency, an editorial media brand, or an integrated marketing role — and bring a genuine passion for photography, illustration, and visual storytelling across both print and digital, still and motion contexts.

What You’ll Do — Core Responsibilities

The essential job duties below are specific to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Creative Support & Art Direction

• Assist the Art Director in realizing Playboy’s visual identity across all platforms and channels, including the print magazine, Playboy.com, social media, brand partnerships, and experiential activations.
• Support the development and execution of visual concepts for editorial shoots, branded content, and platform-specific creative initiatives.
• Serve as a day-to-day creative resource within the art department, helping translate the Art Director’s vision into actionable production plans and polished visual deliverables.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Playboy’s visual standards, brand guidelines, and aesthetic priorities, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints.

Photo Shoot Production & Logistics

• Manage pre-production logistics for photo shoots — including location scouting, call sheets, equipment coordination, crew bookings, talent scheduling, and budget tracking.
• Occasionally serve as an on-set liaison between photographers, crews, stylists, hair and makeup artists, and talent, ensuring shoots run smoothly and stay aligned with the creative brief.
• Coordinate post-production logistics, including selects delivery, retouching direction, and final asset handoff to editorial and design teams.
• Track production timelines across multiple concurrent shoots and creative projects, keeping the Art Director informed of progress and any issues.

Photography & Illustration Commissioning

• Commission original or acquired photography for editorial, digital, and brand assignments — briefing photographers, negotiating fees, and managing deliverables from brief through final approval.
• Commission illustration and other design work, briefing illustrators and designers clearly and managing projects through delivery.
• Maintain and grow a diverse roster of photography, illustration, and design talent — actively identifying emerging voices and new creative collaborators aligned with Playboy’s visual aesthetic.
• Build and nurture ongoing relationships with photographers, illustrators, agents, and creative representatives.

Photo Research & Visual Development

• Conduct photo research for editorial features, digital stories, and brand initiatives — sourcing archival, stock, and original imagery as needed.
• Research illustration styles and visual references to support concept development, pitch presentations, and creative briefs.
• Curate and maintain visual reference libraries, mood boards, and asset archives for ongoing and upcoming projects.

Video & Director Relations

• Maintain familiarity with the director and director of photography (DP) landscape relevant to Playboy’s video needs, including YouTube original content, social video, and brand partnership productions.
• Support the Art Director in briefing and coordinating with video directors and DPs for video assignments across platforms.

• Assist with pre-production planning and on-set creative oversight for video shoots as needed, in collaboration with the Video Producer/Editor and Director of Audience Strategy.
• Stay current on emerging video and social video formats, aesthetics, and production trends relevant to the Playboy brand and its audience.

Cross-Platform Visual Execution

• Support visual execution across Playboy.com, social media platforms, brand partnerships, and experiential activations, ensuring consistency of aesthetic and brand standards across all touchpoints.
• Collaborate with social and editorial teams to adapt and package visual assets for platform-specific formats and distribution requirements.
• Assist with creative oversight for branded content and partnership activations as directed by the Art Director.

Key Performance Indicators

• Production Delivery: On-time, on-budget execution of all assigned shoots and visual production projects.
• Commissioning Quality: Quality and on-brief delivery of commissioned photography, illustration, and design work.
• Creative Standard: Consistency and quality of visual output across all platforms, as assessed by the Art Director.
• Operational Efficiency: Organization and reliability of production logistics, vendor coordination, and timeline management.
• Talent Network: Growth and diversity of commissioned talent relationships and creative collaborator roster.

What You’ll Bring — Qualifications and Skills

Skills / Abilities / Competencies

• A strong, developed visual eye — able to identify, evaluate, and champion photography, illustration, and design that reflects the Playboy aesthetic.
• Hands-on production experience, including shoot planning, logistics management, and on-set coordination across a range of formats and contexts.

• Experience commissioning original photography and illustration — from creative briefs and budget through final delivery and approval.
• Proven ability to conduct photo and illustration research, source licensed and archival imagery and develop visual references for creative projects.
• Familiarity with the director and DP landscape for social video and digital video assignments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment without sacrificing quality or attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills — able to work collaboratively with photographers, crews, talent, and internal creative and editorial teams.
• Comfort working across editorial, brand, and social contexts with equal fluency and creative investment.
• Familiarity with video and social video formats, creative standards, and production considerations is a strong plus.
• Experience in a production house, creative agency, editorial media brand, or integrated marketing environment.

Education & Experience

• 4+ years of experience in visual production, photo editing, creative production, art department support, or a closely related role.
• Demonstrated experience with photo shoot production, photography and illustration commissioning, and visual research.
• Experience working within a media brand, creative agency, or integrated marketing environment.
• Print magazine or print media experience desired but not required.
• Familiarity with video production and social video is a meaningful advantage.
• Bachelor's degree in photography, Art, Design, Communications, or related field — or equivalent professional experience.

What We Offer

• Competitive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plans with FSA/HSA and Dependent Care FSA options

• Generous Family and Parental Leave Policy
• Pet Insurance for those who need it too!
• Dedicated Health and Wellness resources including Employee Assistance Program
• Pretax Transportation/Commuter Benefits options
• Employee Resource Groups
• 401K program with Company match
• Flexible Time Away Plan
• Dynamic, inclusive workplace culture focused on innovation, impact, and employee well-being

What You’ll Be Part Of

Playboy is one of the most recognizable, iconic brands in the world that started as a culture-driving, boundary-pushing magazine over 70 years ago. Today, Playboy is a consumer lifestyle business with digital and physical products available in 180 countries across entertainment, events, fashion, lifestyle, sexual wellness, consumer products, and more. Our mission — to create a culture where all people can pursue pleasure — is built upon decades of creating groundbreaking media and hospitality experiences and fighting for cultural progress rooted in the core values of equality, freedom of expression, and the idea that pleasure is a fundamental human right.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Please note that this job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature, level, and expectation of the work to be performed. It is not designed to cover a complete list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties and responsibilities or activities associated with this position, as they may change at any time, with or without notice.

Playboy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and making all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. The right talent for us innately embodies our values. Come as you are.

Job Conditions

Individuals applying for this position should understand that Playboy’s brands are focused on creative freedom, artistic expression, and sex positivity. As a result, the business concept is based partly on sex appeal, nudity, and/or sexual wellness products, which means that employees may be exposed to: individuals in sexy and/or sexually provocative clothing, either in person or in photographs or videos; lewd and/or obscene language; depictions of lewd, risqué, intimate or explicit acts or behaviors; conversations and discussions about sex, sexuality and the human anatomy; and conversations where vulgar language or sexual jokes and innuendo may be expressed. While individuals should not apply for this position if they find a work environment as described above to be offensive, intimidating, hostile or unwelcome, nothing herein shall prevent them from notifying the Company immediately if they are exposed to conduct of any type with which they feel uncomfortable.