Photo Editor, Wider Image (Level 1 Journalist)

Reuters is looking for an experienced, talented, and motivated photo editor to join the Wider Image desk in the production of long form and reportage photo stories.

This role is for a photo editor to complete a team of editors working remotely with photographers globally to produce the most impactful, insightful, and competitive visual stories for media clients. In this role, the photo editor will report to, and deputize for, the Senior Editor, Wider Image and Special Projects.

 

A commitment to preserving the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias is essential. So is absolute dedication to the safety of all the photographers who provide pictures to Reuters.

This role is advertised in the US. We’re also open to applications to work in other locations in Europe and APAC.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Photo Editor, Wider Image (Level 1 Journalist), you will:

• Project manage and produce
• Work with photographers from ideation to research, reporting, news gathering, editing, and publication of in-depth, visually-led stories.
• Collaborate with Text and Video reporters and editors to make sure each Wider Image story has a quality of complementing text and video elements.
• Help curate multiple yearend Pictures of the Year packages.
• Provide bi-monthly edits of our best pictures for photo festivals such as Visa pour l’Image.
• Produce at short notice a timely picture and text story based on viral or especially impactful image or images that have just come to us from a photographer.
• Promote diversity of our photographer pool and of the topics and subjects we report on.
• Help keep photographers safe in the field.

 
About You

You’re a fit for the role of Photo Editor, Wider Image (Level 1 Journalist), if your background includes:

• Minimum five years of experience in visual journalism.
• Fluent English skills (speaking and writing). (Additional languages are an advantage.)
• Extensive experience as a photo editor, with an eye for editing large volumes of pictures quickly and precisely.
• Some experience editing video either as a separate product or in combination with still photos.
• Ability to develop talent and build diverse teams.
• Newsroom experience working with editors and field journalists.
• Excellent news judgement.
• Experience in writing and editing photo captions for accuracy.
• Experience building multimedia stories for digital publication.

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What's in it for you

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth: 

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities  

• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists 

• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days 

• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories. 

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.  

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Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following metro locations: Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $72,000 - $130,000. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following states: CA, CO, CT, IL, NV, TX, WA and/or remote. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $72,000 - $130,000. The base compensation range in other locations may vary.

This job posting will close 09/08/2024.

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