Photo Editing Virtual Assistant
Editing is often the slowest part of a photographer's or online seller's week. Culling a shoot, matching colour, cleaning backgrounds and exporting sizes are all repeatable once your style is written down.
A photo editing virtual assistant takes on that volume work, so you can spend your time shooting, selling or on the images that need your own eye. Good results depend on a clear style guide and a paid test edit, so we suggest both before anyone starts.
What your VA takes on
- Culling: picking the best frames against your rules.
- Colour and exposure: applying your presets and matching a set.
- Retouching: basic skin and object cleanup to your level.
- Product images: background removal, consistent framing and marketplace sizes.
- Real estate images: straightening, sky and window adjustments, within honest limits.
- Delivery: exporting, naming, and uploading galleries or listings.
A typical week
- Daily: the current editing queue.
- Monday: agree priorities and deadlines.
- Wednesday: spot check by you.
- Friday: deliveries and archive.
Tools they work in
- Editing: Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One
- Delivery: Pixieset, Pic-Time, Shopify, Amazon
- Transfer: Dropbox, Google Drive
The bright line
Your VA edits to your style, not their own. High-end retouching and creative compositing need a specialist, so check that in the test edit. Don't ask an editor to misrepresent a property or product, because that can create legal problems for you.
Compare it with a local hire using our free virtual assistant cost calculator.
Signs it is time
- Your galleries are late.
- You're editing at night.
- Product launches wait for images.
- A shoot takes longer to edit than to photograph.
What it costs
Flat monthly plans, one dedicated VA: Essentials $899/mo (20 hours a week), Executive $1,599/mo (full-time) and AI Manager $2,599/mo (full-time, AI-fluent). Worked out per hour from those published prices, that is about $10/hr, $9/hr and $15/hr all-in. Every plan includes a free shortlist of 2–3 vetted VAs in 72 hours, a $0 recruitment fee, payment only once your VA starts, month-to-month terms and a 30-day replacement. See pricing.
Steady, weekly volume suits Essentials at $899 a month. A single big project is usually cheaper with a per-image editor.
Your first 30 days
- Week one: style guide and test set.
- Week two: review of the first real batch.
- Week three: normal queue.
- Week four: agree turnaround times.
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FAQ
Can a VA match my editing style? Usually, with presets, before-and-after examples and feedback on the first batches.
Who pays for the software? You provide the licence for your account, under the vendor's terms.
Is per-image editing cheaper? For occasional work, yes. Monthly suits steady volume, or a role that includes other tasks.
How do you send large files? Through your cloud storage. Internet speed is a fair thing to check in the test.
What if the fit isn't right? Tell us within 30 days and we replace your VA at no cost, carrying the documented context over so you do not start from zero.
Get a free VA shortlist in 72 hours.
Tell us what you need. We send 2–3 hand-picked, vetted VAs to interview. $0 recruitment fee, and you pay nothing until your VA starts. Essentials $899/mo, Executive $1,599/mo, AI Manager $2,599/mo, month-to-month.