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Photo Editor

The Wall Street Journal · New York, NY · 2 days ago
Art & CreativeFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate etc. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - The Wall Street Journal is looking for a photo editor to join the Business News and Features teams in New York. This team drives visual coverage for corporate, real estate, manufacturing, retail, consumer travel desks. Role requires strong creative photographic ideas, assigning and research. Seeking adaptable team player who can cover a specific beat and support multiple coverage areas, stepping in as needed to manage department needs and maintain seamless coverage. Photo Editors are responsible for producing a strong and dynamic quality of photography. Skills in how to create visuals for business coverage, including conceptual photo assigning, are recommended. Content requires bold digital display on mobile and desktop platforms, and a thoughtful approach to print requirements. Attend weekly bureau and art meetings, working closely with group of editors, coverage chiefs, publishing and print editors, platform leads, section art directors, graphics, video and audience colleagues on breaking news, daily and enterprise coverage. Looking for a digitally-forward editor with sharp editorial judgment and journalistic integrity who can perform strong agency and social media research with speed and efficiency. A qualified candidate has at least three years experience in an editorial photo editing role. The photo position reports to a Managing Photo Editor. The role is based in our New York office. - "You Will" bullet list: Assign photography and run your own shoot production; commissioning original content, including shoots in WSJ’s in-house photography studio, as well as on location. Produce photo coverage across breaking news, daily news and feature articles, collaborating with newsroom editors, visual colleagues, SEO and platform teams, as well as Bureau and section chiefs and your department manager. Work in our publishing system to photo edit article builds. Combine different visual elements, anticipating photographic and other needs as stories develop in a fast-paced newsroom environment. Work with the editing desk, platform and off-platform editors to execute and surface the work strategically across all platforms. Assign photographers to stories - brainstorm creative photo solutions, produce the shoots (including security, travel, visa, releases, budget) and brief the photographer. Promote a diverse and exciting group of photographers and subjects, with an eye to building new audiences for our journalism. Negotiate estimates with photographers and photography archives/individuals. - "You Have" bullet list: An enthusiasm for good journalism and current events, coupled with keen news judgment and ethics. Fast digital editing skills and expertise working in a publishing system, quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines. Strong organizational and communication abilities. The drive to get ahead of the news, monitor social media, pitch ideas and follow leads. Experience working in a fast-paced news environment and collaborating across teams. Familiarity with audience data tools and strategies for encouraging readers to engage with digital content. Deep knowledge of responsive design and best practices for building stories for mobile devices. A thorough understanding of the brand values and mission of The Wall Street Journal and how our journalism should be selected, executed and presented in line with those values. Thorough working knowledge of web tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools, FTP, and social media tools. A minimum of 3 years experience in a newsroom or photo production role. - Pay: Base Pay Range: 95,000 - 110,000. Also mention benefits: "For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees." So we have benefits info. - Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned. No schedule details. So we should not include Schedule section. - Also mention "Union Status Union role". That's minor metadata; we can fold into a short p. - Job ID etc: drop. - Remove EEO etc. - Remove application instructions. - Remove legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. - Remove duplicated lines. - Remove navigation/cookie etc. We need to produce sections only if content present. Potential sections: - About the role: could contain description of team, location, reporting, etc. - Responsibilities: the "You Will" list. - Requirements: maybe the "You Have" list? Or we could separate Requirements (experience) and Qualifications (skills). But we need to follow instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map content accordingly. We need to decide what goes where. Typically: - About the role: overview, team, location, reporting. - Responsibilities: duties (You Will). - Requirements: minimum experience, maybe education? Not given. - Qualifications: maybe the "You Have" list of skills/abilities. - Skills: could be specific technical skills (tools). But we could also put them under Qualifications. We need to avoid thin sections. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have substantive content for About the role, Responsibilities, You Have (skills/qualifications), Pay, Benefits. We could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But headings are predefined; we can still include both if they have content. But we need to avoid filler. Let's extract: About the role: - The Wall Street Journal is looking for a photo editor to join the Business News and Features teams in New York. This team drives visual coverage for corporate, real estate, manufacturing, retail, and consumer travel desks. The role requires strong creative photographic ideas, assigning and research. We are seeking an adaptable team player who can both cover a specific beat and support multiple coverage areas, stepping in as needed to manage department needs and maintain seamless coverage. Photo Editors are responsible for producing a strong and dynamic quality of photography. Skills in how to create visuals for business coverage, including conceptual photo assigning, are recommended. Our content requires bold digital display on mobile and desktop platforms, and a thoughtful approach to print requirements. You will attend weekly bureau and art meetings, working closely with a group of editors, coverage chiefs, publishing and print editors, platform leads, section art directors, graphics, video and audience colleagues on breaking news, daily and enterprise coverage. We are looking for a digitally-forward editor with sharp editorial judgment and journalistic integrity who can perform strong agency and social media research with speed and efficiency. A qualified candidate has at least three years experience in an editorial photo editing role. The photo position reports to a Managing Photo Editor. The role is based in our New York office. That seems good. Responsibilities (You Will): List items: - Assign photography and run your own shoot production; commissioning original content, including shoots in WSJ’s in-house photography studio, as well as on location. - Produce photo coverage across breaking news, daily news and feature articles, collaborating with newsroom editors, visual colleagues, SEO and platform teams, as well as Bureau and section chiefs and your department manager. - Work in our publishing system to photo edit article builds. - Combine different visual elements, anticipating photographic and other needs as stories develop in a fast-paced newsroom environment. - Work with the editing desk, platform and off-platform editors to execute and surface the work strategically across all platforms. - Assign photographers to stories - brainstorm creative photo solutions, produce the shoots (including security, travel, visa, releases, budget) and brief the photographer. - Promote a diverse and exciting group of photographers and subjects, with an eye to building new audiences for our journalism. - Negotiate estimates with photographers and photography archives/individuals. We can put as
  • . Requirements: maybe "A minimum of 3 years experience in a newsroom or photo production role." Also "A qualified candidate has at least three years experience in an editorial photo editing role." That's similar. Could be requirement. Qualifications: maybe the "You Have" list of skills/abilities. Skills: maybe the tools list: "Thorough working knowledge of web tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools, FTP, and social media tools." Also "Fast digital editing skills and expertise working in a publishing system, quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines". Also "Deep knowledge of responsive design and best practices for building stories for mobile devices." Also "Familiarity with audience data tools and strategies for encouraging readers to engage with digital content." Also "Strong organizational and communication abilities." Also "The drive to get ahead of the news, monitor social media, pitch ideas and follow leads." Also "Experience working in a fast-paced news environment and collaborating across teams." Also "An enthusiasm for good journalism and current events, coupled with keen news judgment and ethics." Also "A thorough understanding of the brand values and mission of The Wall Street Journal and how our journalism should be selected, executed and presented in line with those values." But many of these overlap. We need to avoid duplication and thin sections. Perhaps we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called "Requirements" that includes experience and skills. But the instruction says we can use those headings; we can still include both if they have content. However, we risk thin sections if we split too much. Better to have: - About the role - Responsibilities - Requirements (includes experience, qualifications, skills) - Benefits - Pay We can omit Qualifications and Skills separate headings if we combine. But the instruction: "Use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It's just examples; we can choose which to include. It didn't say we must use all. So we can include only those with real content. Thus we can have:

    About the role

    ...

    Responsibilities

      ...

    Requirements

      ...
    (maybe list of experience, skills, knowledge)

    Benefits

    ...

    Pay

    Base Pay Range: $95,000 - $110,000.

    We should not include Schedule. Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. We must not lose details. Let's extract all substantive info from the posting, excluding boilerplate. We'll go through the text and capture each piece. Original text: "The Wall Street Journal is looking for a photo editor to join the Business News and Features teams in New York. This team drives visual coverage for our corporate, real estate, manufacturing, retail, and consumer travel desks. The role requires strong creative photographic ideas, assigning and research. We are seeking an adaptable team player who can both cover a specific beat and support multiple coverage areas, stepping in as needed to manage department needs and maintain seamless coverage. Photo Editors are responsible for producing a strong and dynamic quality of photography. Skills in how to create visuals for business coverage, including conceptual photo assigning, are recommended. Our content requires bold digital display on mobile and desktop platforms, and a thoughtful approach to print requirements. You will attend weekly bureau and art meetings, working closely with a group of editors, coverage chiefs, publishing and print editors, platform leads, section art directors, graphics, video and audience colleagues on breaking news, daily and enterprise coverage. We are looking for a digitally-forward editor with sharp editorial judgment and journalistic integrity who can perform strong agency and social media research with speed and efficiency. A qualified candidate has at least three years experience in an editorial photo editing role. The photo position reports to a Managing Photo Editor. The role is based in our New York office." Then "You Will Assign photography and run your own shoot production; commissioning original content, including shoots in WSJ’s in-house photography studio, as well as on location.Produce photo coverage across breaking news, daily news and feature articles, collaborating with newsroom editors, visual colleagues, SEO and platform teams, as well as Bureau and section chiefs and your department manager.Work in our publishing system to photo edit article builds. Combine different visual elements, anticipating photographic and other needs as stories develop in a fast-paced newsroom environment

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