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About the role

  • Assistant Photo Editor assigning and editing photography for The Globe and Mail, a Canadian news organization. Packaging visual stories across digital and print platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Assign, research, edit and package photography for digital and print platforms
  • Work with photographers to shape story ideas from start to finish
  • Apply strong news judgment under daily deadline pressures
  • Work independently and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary visuals team
  • Collaborate with designers, developers, photo editors, data journalists and graphic artists
  • Contribute to long-term investigative projects, breaking news and immersive story formats
  • Advocate within the newsroom for the power and value of visuals in journalism
  • Improve processes and workflows in an evolving media environment

Requirements

  • Experience as a photo editor for a media organization, or equivalent experience and a proven track record as a photojournalist
  • Strong, confident understanding of the legal and ethical underpinnings of photojournalism in a digital age
  • Excellent judgement for what makes a good visual story, including technical and aesthetic details, pacing and story structure
  • Ability to evaluate and give feedback on a wide range of freelance pitches and story ideas
  • Strong understanding of the technical aspects of photography
  • Ability to clearly communicate photography requirements to other visual journalists
  • Conversant on trends in digital journalism, including the role of visuals across distributed platforms like Instagram and Apple News
  • Understanding of digital and print design principles is an asset
  • Availability for some evening and weekend work
  • Must include a cover letter written by the applicant, not AI

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Support programs
  • Training and mentorship opportunities
  • Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
  • Generous vacation
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Parental leave top-up
  • Competitive health and dental benefits
  • Defined Benefit pension plan
  • Annual wellness subsidy
  • On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
  • Employee and family assistance program
  • Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com
  • 40% off other Globe products
  • Education assistance for external training courses
  • Lateral and upward advancement opportunities
  • Formal and informal mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning programs
  • Internal and external training and development opportunities

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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