Photo Editor
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New York City, NY, US
Company:
Dow Jones is a global news and information powerhouse known for brands like The Wall Street Journal and Barron's.
Summary:
The Digital Photo Editor will oversee photo deliverables and create impactful visuals to maintain Buy Side's distinct identity. Candidates should have over 5 years of photography experience and be proficient in various design tools including Photoshop and WordPress.
Requirements:
Hard Skills: still-life photography, digital design, photo editing, photo research
Experience: 5+ years of experience in still-life photography and/or digital design
Job Description:
Photo Editor
Photo Editor
WSJ’s reviews and recommendations site is independent of The Wall Street Journal newsroom, and dedicated to helping consumers make smart decisions about how to spend their time and money.
Buy Side is seeking an enterprising and highly organized Digital Photo Editor to join our team. The Photo Editor will play a leading role in maintaining the distinct visual identity of Buy Side. This a “swiss army knife” role and successful candidates will have strong digital design skills in addition to photo editing experience and the ability to shoot original photography as needed. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable about trends in photography and digital design, and tracks what is happening in the competitive set within O&O sites and on social accounts.
This role involves identifying the best images to represent our article reviews, rankings and recommendations, creating impactful photo illustrations from stock and existing images. The Photo Editor will also work on social media and promotional imagery as needed.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all photo deliverables. Daily duties include photo research, uploading photos into Image Manager, creating photo illustrations, tracking photos against editorial schedule, tracking photo budget.
Capable of silhouetting and changing background colors and creating image composites based on our creative brief and guidelines.
Shooting original photography where it makes sense for editorial needs.
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in still-life photography and/or digital design
Proficient in Photoshop, knowledge of InDesign, Premier, and Figma preferred.
Comfortable working in Wordpress CMS and databases.
A positive attitude and an open mind
Comfortable working across teams and creating and refining workflow as part of a small and growing team
Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
Business Area:
Dow Jones - Media Sales
Job Category:
Editorial/Journalism
Union Status:
Union role
