Picture editor, Feast at The Guardian | GB | Rezi

Picture editor, Feast at The Guardian

Picture editor, Feast

The Guardian · GB

1 weeks ago

Picture editor, Feast

The Guardian · GB

10 days ago
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About the Role

Oversee and commission recipe shoots for Feast, our dedicated food and recipe platform, which includes a weekly weekend magazine section, a digital newsletter, and a dedicated mobile recipe app.

Responsibilities

  • Commission recipe shoots for Feast, working closely with the art director and head of food to deliver distinctive, inspiring images
  • Plan weekly and special issues, coordinating studios, photographers and stylists
  • Work in collaboration with the Feast art director to plan visual direction of food content
  • Manage the picture budget
  • Monitor the impact of the content
  • Scout new photography and food styling talent and maintain good relations with existing contributors
  • Clear copyright and credits

Requirements

  • Proven experience in commissioning food photography for print, digital publication and social channels
  • Proven experience of assembling a shoot team, understanding working practices and schedules
  • Experience of handling budgets and fee negotiation
  • A good network of contacts among specialist food photographers and stylists in the UK and abroad
  • A good knowledge of studio locations in the UK
  • Strong awareness of food photography trends and competitor styles
  • Sound knowledge of specialist picture agencies and libraries and online archives
  • Demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to the role

Skills

  • Food photography commissioning
  • Shoot team assembly
  • Budget management
  • Fee negotiation
  • Network of food photographers and stylists
  • Knowledge of studio locations
  • Awareness of food photography trends
  • Knowledge of picture agencies and libraries

Location

  • UK

Work Type

  • Permanent
  • Four-days-per-week

Experience Level

  • Commensurate with skills, level of experience and responsibilities

Salary/Compensations

  • £63,712 p.a. (full time equivalent) minimum

Benefits

  • Six weeks of annual leave per year pro rata (plus bank holidays)
  • Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
  • Generous pension scheme (5% employee contribution, 8-12% employer contribution)
  • 2 volunteering days annually
  • Option of payroll giving
  • Season ticket loans
  • Life cover
  • Private healthcare
  • Income protection
  • Eye tests
  • Optional dental insurance
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
  • IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy support
  • Access to employee benefits platform for health and wellbeing support
  • Free yoga and pilates classes
  • Corporate gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme

About the Company

  • A diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account.
  • Comprised of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts.
  • Committed to making a difference and representing a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Offers a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
  • Became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

Equal Opportunity

  • Actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
  • All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply.
  • Important that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process.
  • Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.