Deputy Features Picture Editor

The Telegraph; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical cover

Parental leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

A prominent media organization is seeking a Deputy Features Picture Editor based in London. The role requires creativity and strong visual skills to curate engaging lifestyle content and manage the visual direction of the features team. Candidates should have a solid background in photography and a keen eye for detail, along with the ability to work quickly under pressure. This full-time position not only offers a competitive salary but also provides various benefits for a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of photo editing and commissioning at a national news or similar organization.
• Strong editing and confident curation skills.
• Good instincts for constructing visual packages.

Responsibilities

• Bring features and lifestyle content to life through creative use of photography, video, and illustrations.
• Commission photography and videos often at short notice.
• Curate visual content that aligns with editorial objectives.

Skills

Creativity

Photo Editing

Team Collaboration

Job description

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As Deputy Features Picture Editor, you will be instrumental in the daily creation and commissioning of dynamic visual content for the Telegraph. This includes features, lifestyle, and culture sections (encompassing health, gardening, motoring, interiors, and travel). This rewarding position demands enthusiasm and dedication to meeting production deadlines.

The right candidate will have an excellent eye for winning imagery, good instincts and a strong understanding of how to construct visual packages. You will be responsible for helping build the visual identity of the Telegraph's features and lifestyle content, so a creative approach, organised and strong commissioning skills will be essential. The role will be based in our Victoria newsroom five days per week.

Key responsibilities

• Bring our features and lifestyle content to life through the creative use of photography, video and illustrations
• Curate visual content across our publishing platforms, ensuring alignment with editorial objectives and standards
• Provide cover as the department Picture Editor in their absence, assist in the day to day running of the Features and Lifestyle picture desk team
• Captioning images concisely and correctly, ensuring factual information is correct and recorded accurately.
• Commission photography, video shoot in the UK and internationally often at short notice
• Proactively research images from a variety of sources
• Liaising with Editors, Publishers and designers to provide the best imagery within budgets
• Generate story ideas using content from a number of sources, such as social media
• Extensive experience of photo editing, commissioning, at a national news or similar organisation
• Good eye for composition - from building photo galleries to selecting cover imagery
• Strong interest in photography, current affairs, arts and lifestyle and able to think creatively
• Experience of content management systems
• Comfortable working as part of a team but able to work independently and use initiative
• Able to work quickly, accurately, to tight deadlines and under pressure. On a variety of projects all at the same time
• Able to work to budget and maximise the usage of imagery from a wide variety of sources
• Strong editing and confident curation skills
• Have experience of using Content Hub for Publishers image database. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of photo licensing contracts and operating within IPSO guidelines

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you'll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government's Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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