Senior Visual Editor

Job Description

Why Hearst?

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, together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your impact:

The Hearst Visual Group is looking for a Senior Visual Editor to join the team. This position will act as both a photo researcher and photo producer within the Visual Group with an emphasis on Men's Health and Prevention. The candidate must be an extremely detail-oriented multitasker and have at least 5 years of experience working in the visual/photo department of a major consumer magazine, website or similar outlet. Candidate must have experience with photo research, photo production and be an organized self-starter with a strong ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do:

• Commission photographers and produce shoots from start to finish for print and digital.
• Research photos for print and digital with a strong emphasis on conceptual imagery, food, and portraiture.
• Art direct on-set.
• Collaborate with the visual editors, art and editorial teams to conceptualize creative concepts for shoots and photo research.
• Support Visual Directors to stay on budget, input credits, pass hi-res files, book travel, prop style, generate photo contracts and certificates of insurance, create call sheets, etc.

Who you are:

• At least five years of experience working in a visual/photo department of a magazine, website or similar outlet.
• Candidate must have strong on-set art directing experience working with people, still life and food.
• Must have extensive photo research experience.
• This candidate must exhibit professionalism and have a proven ability to work effectively with others.
• Must be ambitious, proactive, detail oriented and must be able to work quickly in a fast-paced environment.

The base salary for this role is $74,000. 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.

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.