Editorial leader building The Globe and Mail’s Intelligence Unit on Canada’s major national challenges. Leading expert collaboration and journalism across print, digital, video, audio and live events.
About the role
- Deputy Head of Photo leading photojournalism and visual storytelling at The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper. Managing assignments, coverage, freelancers and newsroom collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Help lead and manage the photo team, including assignments, feedback and professional development
- Oversee daily photo coverage across breaking news, features, major news events and long-term projects
- Work with assigning editors throughout the newsroom on priority files and photography-driven journalism opportunities
- Develop assignments and visual approaches with photo editors and photographers from conception through publication
- Make editorial decisions under deadline pressure while maintaining journalistic, ethical and technical standards
- Support development of The Globe’s freelance photography network
- Evaluate pitches and identify new freelance talent
- Help build a freelance photographer roster reflecting the communities and country covered
- Improve workflows, processes and communication across the photo team and wider newsroom
- Advocate for photography and visual storytelling during story planning
- Report to the Head of Photo and Video
- Collaborate with photographers, photo editors, designers, developers, data journalists and graphic artists across breaking news, daily reporting, investigations, features and digital storytelling
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working as a photo or visuals assigning editor in a newsroom, or equivalent experience
- Previous experience leading, managing and developing journalists, teams or significant editorial projects
- Excellent judgment for what makes a strong visual story, from technical and aesthetic details to pacing and story structure
- Proven ability to work with photographers and editors to develop assignments and strengthen story ideas
- Strong, confident understanding of the legal and ethical underpinnings of photojournalism in a digital age
- Ability to evaluate and give constructive feedback on a wide range of freelance pitches and story ideas
- Strong understanding of the technical aspects of photography and image production
- Ability to clearly communicate photography and image-production requirements to other visual journalists
- Experience commissioning and working with freelance photographers
- Conversant on trends in digital journalism, including the role of visuals across digital, mobile, social and distributed platforms
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to build relationships across a newsroom
- Understanding of digital and print design principles is an asset
- Position includes some evenings and weekend work
- Must work in the Toronto office a minimum of three days a week
- Cover letter and resume required; cover letter must be written by the candidate, not AI
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Training and mentorship opportunities
- Competitive compensation
- Hybrid work environment
- 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 peer-to-peer learning programs
- Internal and external training and development opportunities
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