Post Production Manager

6 Month Contract (potential contract to hire) | Remote

Open Homes is seeking a highly skilled and creatively driven Real Estate Photography Post Production Manager to lead our photo editing pipeline, own our visual aesthetic, and help build the future of technology-assisted image production.

This is a leadership role suited for someone who is equal parts high-end real estate photo editing expert, creative director, team leader, and workflow architect. You’ll oversee the full post‑production experience—both human and AI‑assisted—while working closely with product and engineering teams to scale our post‑production capabilities inside our internal platform, Atrium.

If you’re passionate about world‑class real estate imagery, know how to build and lead post‑production teams, and want to shape the next generation of automated + human photo editing… we want to meet you.

Role Summary

The Real Estate Photography Post Production Manager will:

• Manage and train a distributed team of photo editors

• Maintain and evolve our signature luxury aesthetic

• Collaborate directly with product & engineering on software automation, QC/QA workflows, and AI‑assisted editing

• Ensure every delivered image represents the very best in the industry

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the complete photo editing pipeline for thousands of annual real estate shoots

• Build, manage, and mentor a team of global photo editors

• Develop SOPs, quality standards, and training materials

• Ensure delivery consistency, accuracy, and fast turnaround times

• Lead final QC for premium shoots, complex retouching, and high‑value listings

Aesthetic Ownership

• Maintain and evolve Open Homes’ luxury photography aesthetic

• Collaborate with photographers and internal creative leaders to refine and define the “Open Homes look”

• Create new editing styles, presets, or aesthetic packages for clients

AI/Hybrid Workflow Development

• Help design the transition to hybrid editing: ML/LLM input correction

• Provide creative and operational input to help engineers build automated tools

• Test new AI‑based editing models and provide structured feedback

• Help refine QC/QA checkpoints and ensure accurate technical workflows

Product & Engineering Collaboration

• Partner with PMs and developers to evolve our internal platform (Atrium) with real world editor narratives

• Improve photo ingest, editing, delivery, and QC workflows

• Advocate for the needs of photographers, editors, and clients within the product roadmap

• Help shape next‑gen photo editing automation features

Client & Photographer Support

• Act as a subject matter expert for high‑end photography and retouching

• Provide guidance to photographers on shoot quality, lighting, and composition

• Communicate directly with clients when needed for complex or VIP requests

• Help resolve escalations related to image quality or creative direction

• Assist the Customer Experience team with addressing feedback and implementing improvements

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• 5+ years professional real estate photography editing or retouching

• Mastery of:

• Affinity Photo

• High‑volume RAW file workflows, HDR/Flambient, color correction, sky replacement, window pulls

• Strong understanding of image quality, composition, dynamic range, and exposure balancing

• Experience running or managing a photo editing team or studio

Leadership & Operations

• Proven ability to hire, train, and manage editors

• Experience creating workflows, SOPs, QC steps, and editorial guidelines

• Comfortable reviewing and giving constructive feedback

• Strong communication skills and remote management experience

AI & Technical Collaboration

• Understanding of LLM‑or AI‑assisted editing tools (bonus if hands‑on)

• Ability to collaborate with engineering + product teams

• Comfortable testing and giving feedback on developing software features

Bonus Experience (Nice‑to‑Haves)

• Experience at a real estate marketing or luxury creative agency

• Familiarity with GPT‑based image manipulation workflows

• Experience working with overseas editors

• Knowledge of real estate brands, MLS rules, and agent expectations

• Photography background (bonus, not required)

About Open Homes

Open Homes is a premier real estate photography, marketing, and technology company serving the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. We support thousands of agents with world‑class visuals, property websites, and an industry‑leading order and content platform, Atrium.

We combine high‑end creative production with cutting‑edge software, giving photographers, editors, and clients a seamless and beautifully crafted experience.

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