The Economist is looking to hire a skilled and passionate Picture Editor to join its busy picture desk team in our London office. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is an excellent communicator able to work quickly to provide images that inform, engage, and inspire.
The role will involve sourcing and delivering images for the large number of articles published each week in the weekly edition of The Economist as well as the digital-only channels on our app and website: news, podcasts, newsletters and World in Brief, as well as on social media. Our mission is to provide readers and clients with a richer understanding of the world through compelling visuals.
You will work independently, but also in collaboration with editors and art directors. You should display knowledge of industry standard photo editing tools including Photoshop and Fotoware. You must also have a proven track record and experience of working well under pressure, are able to quickly pair photos to stories and are skilled at processing imagery. You will be keenly aware of global current affairs in politics, culture, business and finance and are driven to find images that will help us evolve our journalism visually. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced news environment whilst paying rigorous attention to detail, accuracy and efficiency.
The ideal,candidate will have:
1. A minimum of 3+ years relevant photo edi...