Dow Jones - Photo Editor New York, United States

Image Editor is needed in New York, United States.

Client: Dow Jones

Location: New York, NY

Contract: Freelance

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Photo Editor with great range, experience, and journalistic integrity, who can work in a key support role across news desks. The Photo Editor will be responsible for a range of photographic coverage, including monitoring and covering breaking news, live news coverage, and conducting strong and accurate agency and social media research. This role may also include some freelance photographer assigning and collaborating with other colleagues across the newsroom.

Key responsibilities include responding to breaking news, curating visually-led stories, working in the CMS, commissioning photography, following safety protocols, and collaborating with platform editors to strategically surface visually-led stories.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience in a news photo editing role
• Enthusiasm for good journalism, current events, and keen news judgment
• Proven deep photography research skills and experience with news gathering tools
• Knowledge of content management systems, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Mechanic, video editing, FTP, and social media tools
• Motivation to work independently and with a team, willingness to learn new tasks
• Strong organizational and communication skills, ability to balance projects across different sections
• Some knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is useful

Additional Information:

• The position is based in the New York office and may include weekend or evening shifts
• Dow Jones is an equal opportunity employer providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
• Competitive pay range: $50,000 - $180,000