Visual Editor

Condé Nast India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Condé Nast India is seeking a Visuals Editor for Architectural Digest and related channels. You will curate and oversee all visual content, coordinate photo research, and guide shoots across platforms to maintain brand standards.

As the role requires managing budgets, negotiating with vendors, and coordinating across time zones, you will collaborate with photographers, stylists, studios, and editors to deliver high-quality imagery for global print and digital brands, with potential relocation to

Qualifications

• Knowledge of photography and archival images across fine art sources.
• Highly organized with strong written communication and editorial judgment.
• Ability to translate brand needs into high-quality output for platforms.
• Strong negotiation and budget management skills, plus Google Docs proficiency.
• Willing to relocate to Mumbai if required.
• Experience in coordinating shoots across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Oversee visual quality of AD content across channels.
• Schedule and produce photo and video shoots, including direction.
• Manage budgets and negotiate with vendors.
• Provide editorial support for publishing across platforms.
• Sign off on projects with editors and designers.
• Coordinate contracts, fees, and usage rights with legal.
• Ensure assets for web crops and YouTube videos.
• Handle image credits for sourced and shot images.
• Commission content creation with designers and coordinate related work.
• Conduct photo research from stock, archives, museums, etc.
• Coordinate syndication of visuals with other markets.

Skills

Photography

Budget management

Negotiation

Google Docs

Editorial decisions

Time zones

Tools

Photoshop

Image editing

Job description

Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video, and social platforms. Condé Nast is renowned for provocative, influential, award-winning content-across brands, across platforms, and across continents.

Condé Nast India is dedicated to producing high-quality, compelling content that connects with India’s most influential audiences. A leader within the market, Condé Nast India produces the premium titles Vogue, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and Architectural Digest (AD).

Purpose of Role

The Visuals Editor is responsible for all aspects of visual content across AD channels. They are responsible for photo research, and should have excellent editorial judgment and a strong ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once. Broad knowledge of industry professionals and connections is a must, i.e. strong relationships with agencies, photographers, stylists, studios, etc.

The position will help source non-commissioned photography images for Condé Nast global print and digital brands to select compelling visuals for content.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the visual quality of AD content across all channels.
• Schedule, coordinate, and produce photo and video shoots, including visual direction and editorial inputs, where applicable.
• Manage budgets for all photo and video shoots, including negotiating prices with external vendors to manage expenses, and partnering with the operations team to maintain consistency in cost management.
• Provide editorial and creative support for publishing across all platforms, both internal- and external-facing. Play a key role in planning, commissioning, and monitoring the quality of imagery in line with global Condé Nast standards for print and digital brands; align production quality with editors and designers; and sign off on projects.
• Oversee contracts, photo fees, and usage rights with the branded content team and Condé Nast legal department; send out call sheets and process invoices in a timely manner for non-commissioned photos.
• Responsible for the visual quality of the AD website, including securing required assets for web crops, web clips, and YouTube videos.
• Responsible for all credits on all images, both sourced and shot.
• Commission and coordinate visual content creation for editorial and non-editorial IPs, including commissioning graphic designers and coordinating content- and contract-related work with them.
• Conduct photo research requests using non-commissioned images from stock, photographers, archives, museums/galleries, press outlets, and Condé Nast Archives. This may involve researching and purchasing photography for all sections of the magazine and brand-related content.
• Coordinate with other AD markets and teams to syndicate visual material and coordinate shoots, where applicable.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Knowledge of photography, archival images, historical images, fine art sources.
• Highly organized, excellent written communication skills, contribute to editorial decisions and develop visual stories
• Ability to creatively translate the needs of the brands and client into high quality output through a detailed understanding of the requirements of the platforms.
• Strong negotiation, budget management skills and proficiency in Google Docs and sheets
• Must be comfortable working across different time zones and relocate to Mumbai, if required

Key Skills & Core Competencies

Functional Competency

• A strong and refined visual aesthetic
• Understanding of user behavior on social media
• Photoshop and other image editing tools produce attractive graphic design and/or illustrations

Behavioral Competency

• Attention to Detail
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Multitasking

4-5 years of experience working in print/digital media with an emphasis on visual research.