Summary
Join Newsweek's creative team as a Senior Photo and Visual Editor! This multifaceted role blends graphic design, photo editing, and photojournalism, leading the creation and management of high-quality visuals across our website and magazine. You will curate images, develop custom visuals, edit photos, conduct research, and build relationships with photographers and agencies. A key responsibility involves training staff on visual design tools and implementing AI for visual creation. The ideal candidate possesses strong design and photo editing skills, a compelling portfolio, and experience leading training initiatives. This position requires flexibility in working hours and potential travel.
Requirements
- Proven experience in graphic design, photo editing, and photojournalism
- Proficiency in design and photo editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom)
- Strong knowledge of Canva and all its capabilities
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of design projects, edited photos, and photojournalistic work
- Excellent eye for detail, composition, and visual storytelling
- Understand basic workflow for interactive visuals
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience leading training initiatives and collaborating
- Familiarity with AI tools for content creation and design
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Must be flexible on working hours depending on project
- Any other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the business
- Flexibility to travel and work on location as needed
Responsibilities
- Select and curate images for digital and print, ensuring they align with the company's visual style and storytelling goals
- Manage and organize a digital archive of images
- Develop custom visuals, including photography, illustrations, and graphic designs, to enhance editorial storytelling
- Edit and retouch photos to meet the highest standards of quality and aesthetics
- Enhance images using software such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and other editing tools
- Conduct research and interviews to gather information and context for photo stories
- Write compelling captions to accompany photographs
- Build and maintain relationships with stock agencies, freelance photographers, and illustrators to ensure a steady pipeline of fresh, engaging visuals
- Upkeep photo copyright standards and answer questions about photos
- Lead the design and creation of infographics, maps, charts, and other data-driven visuals to complement articles and features for various platforms, including social media and print
- Collaborate with developers and designers to create engaging interactive media experiences
- Develop and ensure all visual assets are optimized for web, mobile, and print platforms while adhering to brand guidelines to ensure consistency
- Train reporters, editors, and multimedia producers on tools like Canva to empower them in creating high-quality visuals independently
- Organize and lead workshops and training sessions to enhance the team's visual design skills
- Explore and implement ways to incorporate AI into the visual creation process, finding innovative solutions to produce bespoke imagery quickly and efficiently
- Work closely with editorial, product, and multimedia teams to align visual content with overall content strategies
- Act as a key stakeholder in visual storytelling, ensuring consistency and quality across all platforms
- Provide creative direction, feedback and support to team members, freelancers, and contributors
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Graphic Design, Photography, Visual Arts, Journalism, or a related field
- Understanding of HTML and CSS to collaborate with product teams on interactive visuals is a plus
- Experience with video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro) is a plus
- Knowledge of current trends in design, photography, and visual storytelling
- Photographer; Capture high-quality photographs that tell a story and convey the essence of events, people, and places