Editorial Event Support Technician Intern

Location: Los Angeles, CA 

Duration: February 16, 2025 – August 16, 2026 (6 Months) 

Type: Hybrid (2-3 days in office and onsite at events) 

The Editorial team provides our customers with premium, differentiated visuals across news, sports, and entertainment that cover real people, events, actions, and facts. We also grow and maintain one of the world’s most extensive archives of socially significant, historical photos, footage, and prints. 

Who You Are:

Getty Images is seeking an Editorial Event Support Technician Intern to join our Editorial Operations team. This internship provides hands-on technical support during live events for our editorial unit. The internship offers exposure to workflows that power global coverage of major sporting, entertainment, and news assignments. Interns will assist with pre-production tasks, FTP workflows, API implementation, and provide on-site or remote support during events. 

You will join a team of highly collaborative and curious technicians who are comfortable working within a diverse set of environments, and willing to take initiative on their ideas. You’re ready to take on the challenge of setting up and running technology in non-traditional environments. 

This role is a great match for emerging college seniors or recent graduates with interest in live event production and editorial support. 

• Assist with pre-production setup and technology configuration for live events. 
• Support FTP/API workflows and documentation of processes. 
• Provide weeknight and weekend support to internal and external Slack channels. 
• Shadow senior technicians and gradually take on independent assignments. 
• Help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during events under supervision. 
• Contribute to workflow improvements and system automation projects. 
• Work in a team environment with fellow technicians, Operations, photographers, editors, Technology, and other departments. 

• The desire to learn advanced computer/IT skills, including thorough understanding of networking, subnets, and IP configuration. 
• Basic understanding of technology systems and willingness to learn advanced workflows. 
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in diverse environments. 
• You possess the ability to problem solve and take initiative. 
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed for event coverage. 

• Familiar with the software and hardware commonly used in digital imaging workflow 
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a four-year college or university, 4+ years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• In this position you will need to be comfortable with working long hours and not always having a traditional work schedule as events sometimes happen over holidays and weekends.  
• Travel to events in the Los Angeles area is required. You’re ready to work on location for extended periods of time to ensure successful coverage of events.  
• Frequent communication with others to exchange information.  
• Occasionally moving objects up to 50 lbs. and frequently moving objects up to 20 lbs.  
• Frequent sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing; Time of each will vary.  
• Constant operation and frequent usage of computer and other field equipment, including (but not limited to) camera, power tools, pallet jack, and more 
• Frequent repetition of motions and gestures that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.  
• Constant assessment of accuracy and thoroughness of the work assignment.  
• Occasionally performing role functions in a loud and noisy environment.   
• Occasionally performing role functions in outdoor elements that may involve low temperatures, high temperatures, precipitation, snow and wind. 
• Occasionally performing role functions in the presence of bright, flashing lights.  

Interested candidates should submit their resume and a brief statement of interest through our internship application portal.  

This is a paid, hourly internship targeting 30 hours per week.  

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame. 

We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world. 

Working at Getty Images 

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals. 

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.

Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours. 

Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.