Job Description

Salt Talent Search is looking for a Photo Researcher Editor for a 3 months extendable contract role. The ideal candidate should have deep photo research background and an affinity for visual storytelling to join our creative team and support editorial photography
Key Responsibilities

• Research, curation and licensing of visual assets for imagery requests across Media Products platforms, and across both EMEA and APAC.
• Proactively identifies and resolves creative and production challenges, maintaining efficiency in fast-paced environments
• Ability to effectively manage expectations, when necessary.
• Handle seasonal budgets and fee negotiations with external agencies and artists.

• Outstanding in tracking as well as archival of assets, budgets, licenses and fee negotiations with external agencies and artists.
• Briefing, art directing retouching to ensure that retouched assets are done to high standards.
• Play an active role in contributing to the team's collaborators pool by identifying photo houses, photographers and image sources to partner with for specific projects.

Key Qualifications

• A deep understanding, experience and passion for visual storytelling
• 5+ years relevant photo editing, multimedia production experience or art directing in a creatively driven environment including advertising, publishing, magazines, entertainment studios, or creative agencies that serve those industries
• Broad knowledge of photographers across many genres including portraiture, fashion, sports, documentary, conceptual, fine art and more
• Familiarity with all forms/types of sources for existing photography including boutique syndication agencies, wires, stock houses, galleries and estates
• Knowledge of image rights, likeness restrictions, contract negotiation and legal clearance processes for licensed content
• Clear and concise communicator
• Thorough, detailed, responsible and highly organized

CEI No: R1763696 | Licence No: 07C3147
Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Skills Required