Senior Visual Editor — Editorial Photography & Shoots in London

Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.

Location: London, GB

We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms. Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday). We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.

The Role

This role reports directly to the Creative Director and works closely with the wider editorial team. The Visual Editor will create day-to-day photo and visual solutions to support both print and digital editorial staff. The Visual Editor will work at the heart of a fast-paced, creative environment, collaborating with editors and writers to conceive editorial photography and manage shoots across all platforms and subjects, including interiors, travel, food, decoration, lifestyle, portraiture, and more.

What will you be doing?

• Produce shoots across both print and digital platforms.
• Work across both buy-in and commissioned imagery.
• Execute photo research for both the print and digital platforms of House & Garden.
• Research, source, license, and edit photos.
• Identify, negotiate, and clear artist rights across print, digital, and video.
• Review photographer portfolios and continuously search for new talent and potential stories for print and online.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements for contributors.
• Manage contracts and work orders using Condé Nast’s internal content management system.
• Conduct research using the Condé Nast archives.
• Liaise with PRs for images and contacts.
• Archive, label, and organise images within our image database.
• Obtain image references for illustrators.
• Working with the Managing Editor, oversee art and photo budgets.
• Attend shoots.

About You:

• Have an interest in interiors and lifestyle content.
• Have 5+ years of work experience producing editorial photography content.
• Demonstrated experience commissioning and supervising complex photoshoots to exacting requirements under tight time constraints and within budget.
• Maintain a database of photography talent and have a track record of finding and recruiting new talent.
• Possess thorough knowledge of artist rights and copyright law.
• Have knowledge of digital and social content.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, with excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Photoshop.
• Have knowledge of, and good working relationships with, picture agencies worldwide.
• Strong, high-end picture research skills across multiple genres.
• A team player who copes well with tight deadlines.
• Enthusiasm for, and skill in, photography is desirable.
• Able to work four days per week in the office.

What benefits do we offer?

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
• Access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.
• A range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• A dog-friendly office, plus discounts and magazine subscriptions.
• Encouragement of personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub.
• Employee Resource Groups providing a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.