Entertainment Photo Editor - Freelance in New York, NY, USA

Who You Are:
You are an independent contractor who thrives and works well in non-traditional work hours. You have excellent entertainment news judgment and thrive in the fast-paced, 24/7 world of entertainment media while working accurately and efficiently under deadline. You have a passion for pictures and a commitment to upholding editorial integrity. You can navigate conversations between both creative and non-creative type personalities maintaining strong relationships. You can curate a strong gallery of images and are fluent in social media. You are a self-starting, multitasking, team player who can also assume individual responsibility for issues as they arise. You want to work for one of the world’s leading creators of images with some of the world’s best editorial photographers.

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What You’ll Need:

• Minimum of 1-2 years relevant experience in editorial photography industry
• Degree in photography/journalism/media preferred
• Knowledge of photography and digital imaging; experience with industry-standard editing tools and asset management software with a strong understanding of color theory (also enhancement of digital image files, color-correction, contrast adjustment, sharpening, cropping)
• Acute awareness of global entertainment news
• Commitment to deadlines and covering events during weekends and non-traditional working hours
• Able to multitask while maintaining thorough attention to detail
  Ability to prioritize a heavy workload and meet strict deadlines in a global environment
• Proficiency in Windows and Mac OS X-based systems and applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team environment; patience and diplomacy in high-pressure situations
• Flexible to be able to work days, nights or weekends, on holidays and long hours when assignments are given; with occasional travel

Are you looking to pay or is this a collaboration?
Pay to hire someone

Is this ongoing work or a one off job?
Ongoing work

How would you prefer to pay?
Day rate

What’s your day rate budget range? (USD)
$250-350 (Industry average)

Do you have an estimate of the job or project length?
A few months

Are you a company or individual hiring?
Company

Do you have internal sign off on the hire?
Yes

Do you need to hire for a specific city, country or place?
Yes, they need to be at a location (give location in job title)

When do you want to have the freelancer secured by?
2-3 weeks

What is most important for this job?
Quality

Twine can guarantee 3 relevant freelancers for an upfront fee of $650/£500. Would you like to know more?
No

How many freelancers do you want to contact you?
4-5

Do you have a job specification or creative brief?
Yes (please enter this in the description)

Does the freelancer need insurance?
Yes

Where did you find Twine?
You contacted me