Assistant Photo Editor
Washingtonian Magazine is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Photo Editor to join its creative department. This role involves extensive photo research, commissioning photography, and collaborating with various teams to enhance the magazine's visual storytelling.
Responsibilities
- Extensive and creative photo research for front and back of book and feature stories as needed
- Commissioning and producing photography for the magazine including portrait, still life and reportage
- Clearing rights and permissions for all images and talent, as necessary
- Gathering credit and caption information
- Working with design/production teams during the proofing process to submit images for color and retouching
- Sourcing and pitching new photographers, artists and photo essay ideas
- Processing invoices and keeping track of budgets
- Opportunities for shooting editorial stories for print and/or web
- Perform additional tasks and projects as assigned by the Director of Creative
Skills
- BA/BS and 1–3 years of experience in photo editing, photo research, photojournalism, or agency work (a strong internship or freelance portfolio can count)
- Expert in Photoshop; comfortable in InDesign and InCopy
- Deep understanding of usage rights, licensing, model releases, and negotiating fees
- Highly organized, proactive, and able to juggle multiple deadlines without dropping the ball
- Excellent communicator who thrives in a small, collaborative, fast-paced team
- You shoot your own work
- Have D.C.-area contacts
- Bring a unique visual perspective
Benefits
- Three weeks of vacation, increasing with tenure
- Five days of sick leave.
- Parental leave.
- Matching 401K/Roth.
- Medical, dental, vision insurance.
- Life/AD and short-term disability, plus voluntary long-term disability insurance.
- SmartBenefits program.
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