Photo Editor, Enthusiast Group

Job Description

Why Hearst Magazines?

Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 25 powerful brands in the U.S. — including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics — inspires, entertains and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print , reaching nearly 139 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms.

We are a global media company that publishes nearly 260 magazine editions and 200 websites around the world and, t ogether, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your impact:

Hearst's Enthusiast Group – Bicycling, Popular Mechanics, Runner's World, Best Products, and Biography.com – seeks an energetic, creative, detail-obsessed photo editor to create, procure, produce, and distribute photographic imagery and content for all our brands. The position will commission photography, conduct photo research, and produce in-house photoshoots for a range of articles across all platforms.

The ideal candidate has at least three years of experience producing visual content within the editorial and/or journalism space and needs to be a strong communicator and a self-starter. This position requires a sharp visual eye, and as a bonus, an affinity for running, riding, science, tech, outdoors, and/or DIY.

The role is based in the Enthusiast Group headquarters in Easton, Pennsylvania, working in the office 3 days a week. We will not be able to consider remote candidates.

For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work.

What you'll do:

• Work alongside the photo director and other members of photo / design team to originate and supply visuals across all channels
• Pitch ideas and source imagery that matches and elevates the mission of each brand
• Collaborate with the photo team and the Enthusiast Group's strategic leaders to ensure photography plays a key role in meeting performance metrics across the group
• Help assistant or associate photo editor achieve targets and reach metrics
• Produce all photographs on an aggressive budget and production schedule
• Manage multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
• Identify and build relationships with the best photographers in each brand's space as well as mainstream photographers with an affinity in our topic areas
  
  

Who you are:

• 3 years professional experience providing photographic content for media or brands
• Excellent visual eye and strong knowledge of photographers and industry trends
• Experience commissioning editorial photography preferred
• Able to manage feedback from multiple parties and deal with fast-changing priorities
• Able to manage multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
  
  

The base salary for this role is between $ 62,310 and $63,500 The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future .

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.