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How to manage multiple real estate photo editors
Adding editors increases capacity only when everyone can see which property, files and instructions belong to each assignment. A shared folder alone does not show who is responsible for the next decision.
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Give each property and deliverable a named editor, source-file set, style brief and due time. Track assigned, in progress, submitted, changes requested and approved separately. Review the queue daily for overload or missing inputs, and route revisions back to the correct version and owner.
Assign a complete unit of work
Identify the property job, ordered outputs, source location, reference look, special client instructions, expected final format and review deadline. If photos and video have different owners, make that explicit. The receiving editor should acknowledge incomplete or inaccessible files before the clock silently runs.
Use a queue with meaningful states
Show assigned work, active edits, submitted finals and requested changes by editor and deadline. A reviewer is the owner after submission; the editor regains ownership when a specific correction is requested. Record who can cover an absence and what context that person needs.
- Check which assignments have no source files.
- Check which submissions await review.
- Check whose deadlines collide with other high-priority jobs.
Illustrative revision handoff
On a fictional property, Editor A submits 20 photos. The reviewer approves 18 and requests corrections to two named images. The change note references the submitted version and expected outcome. Editor A returns a corrected version, and the reviewer approves it before the client package uses it. Other approved files need not be re-reviewed without reason.
Calibrate quality without rewriting each brief
Maintain a short shared style guide and a small set of approved examples. Review repeated corrections together, then update the standard. Keep client-specific exceptions on the job rather than changing the rule for every editor.
- Is the brief actionable without a private message?
- Can a backup editor find the current files and decision?
- Does a submitted job have a reviewer and expected response time?