How Many People Work at Shutterstock? Headcount and Employee Trends

Shutterstock is a global provider of stock photography, footage and creative tools that employs just over 1,200 people worldwide. Recent workforce data shows 62 new hires and 104 departures, pointing to a modest contraction as the company fine-tunes its organizational structure. Headcount is split across product engineering, content curation, commercial and corporate functions, all supporting the firm’s digital asset marketplace and enterprise services.

Engineering represents the largest single department with 265 employees focused on platform development, infrastructure and machine-learning features. Marketing & Product follows closely at 248 team members who drive user acquisition, brand positioning and roadmap execution. Sales & Support (214) and Business Management (153) provide customer-facing and strategic oversight, while Finance & Administration totals 109 employees. Shutterstock also maintains sizable Publishing, Editorial & Reporting teams (93) to manage contributor relations and content quality. Information Technology (50), Operations (42), Human Resources (30) and a collection of smaller specialist groups (24) round out the 17-department structure. Attrition exceeds new hiring at the company level, indicating selective backfilling and a focus on core technical and go-to-market roles.

Shutterstock’s workforce is geographically diverse. Approximately 347 employees work from the New York headquarters, the largest single office, while another 654 team members are classified under “Other,” reflecting a substantial remote and distributed population. Outside the United States, Dublin hosts 79 employees and London 46, underscoring the company’s European presence. Additional hubs include Los Angeles (37), Denver (18), Toronto (17), San Francisco (12), Berlin (12) and Seattle (6). The mix of major urban offices and remote talent enables Shutterstock to access creative and engineering skills across multiple regions.