Freelance Assistant Photo Editor (Ca Office)

Dailymail.com is the world’s largest English-language newspaper website with over 200 million monthly unique visitors. Our teams across the globe strive to provide our readers with engaging, fast and rolling news, 24/7, 365 days a year. With over 360 journalists worldwide we are seeking individuals who have an interest in joining a global media organization with excellent career development opportunities.

Dailymail.com is seeking a Freelance Assistant Photo Editor to create compelling content for our U.S. digital platforms. You will be responsible for pitching, producing, and curating compelling visual content of interest to the U.S. homepage audience which is distributed widely on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Daily Mail TV.

We are looking for professionals with the following:

• Experience commissioning freelance photographers and regularly work with an established contact list of experienced news photographers
• Passion for the DailyMail.com brand, its editorial voice and global audience
• Strong communication skills to work collaboratively with team members
• Proven ability to work under tight deadline pressure with strong organizational skills in a news room setting with a problem solving attitude
• Experience using DAM (Digital Asset Management System) and strong attention to detail for metadata accompanying images in the DAM
• Graphic design experience is a plus
• Experience negotiating and working with photo agencies who supply news outlets, rights managed and royalty free areas
• Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and the latest interactive technologies
• Must have a passion for research using multitude of tools, including social media channels, to finding the most interesting information to surface for our readers
• Must have a strong interest in photo research and a keen eye for photographs, graphics and interactive technologies
• At least two years’ minimum experience in a busy 24-hour news room environment – digital news is desired

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ability to generate own image lead content, with a natural eye for surfacing compelling visual content
• Deliver vibrant and compelling imaging and visuals to tight deadlines
• Support coverage of significant news events
• Developing engaging and visually compelling content to enhance stories
• Pitching visually compelling content intended for publication
• Coordinate with fellow co-workers to ensure stories will be produced in a timely fashion for deadlines
• Understanding of usage rights and negotiating image fees
• Manage individual workflow and research to deliver to tight deadlines

Dailymail.com is a 24-hour newsroom and therefore operates a seven-day working week from Sunday to Saturday.