Visual Director, Hearst Visual Group, Delish

Why Hearst Magazines?

Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and Oprah Daily. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels-print, digital, video, and social-with sophisticated content creation, distribution, and data capabilities. We create, package, and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your Impact:

The Hearst Visual Group is looking for a Visual Director to join the team and work on the print and digital versions of Delish. Candidate must have extensive experience with food shoots and must be an organized self-starter with a strong ability to multi-task in a face paced environment. The candidate must have at least 5 years of experience working in the visual/photo department of a major consumer magazine, website or similar outlet.

Responsibilities:
• Commission photographers and produce shoots for print and digital.
• Lead all aspects of photo production.
• Attend photo shoots and art direct.
• Collaborate with the art and food departments to conceptualize creative for shoot concepts.
• Create mood boards.
• Research new talent and current trends in photography.
• Source props for photo shoots.
• Research photos.
• Manage budgets, invoices, credits, department expenses, estimates, advances, contracts, call sheets and insurance.
• Help with image processing and asset management which includes applying metadata to files, archiving images and creating PDFs

Qualifications:
• At least five years of experience working in a visual/photo department of a magazine or similar outlet.
• Must have a passion for food photography.
• This candidate must exhibit professionalism and have a proven ability to work effectively with others.
• Experience producing and on-set art directing of food photo shoots.
• Must have the ability to manage and maintain shoot and issue budgets.
• Must have good relationships with photographers and industry artists.
• Must be ambitious, proactive, detail oriented and have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Magazines requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Magazines will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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