Jobs at Magnum In Motion

Current Opening:

Web Managing Editor | Magnum In Motion
Location: Magnum Photos, New York
Full time employment

RESPONSIBILITIES

In permanent relation with Magnum In Motion Founder-Creative-Director and Magnum Photos Managing Director, for editorial directions and business strategies, the Web Managing Editor will be in charge of the following:

—Regularly confers with creative and managing directors to formulate editorial angles and directions, product strategies and business plans, distribution networks and online communication.

—Organizes and oversees the editorial workflow, quality control, and promotion processes for assigned essays, by-products (DVD, downloads), micro-sites, and special projects. Manages pre production for storytelling in relation with the photographers, and post-production for distribution (web, art scene projections, workshops, festivals, etc.).

—Reinforces measurable goals, edits statistics for internal strategy, secures visual design chart, grammatical accuracy and copy editing. Gathers, edits, coordinates, and publishes editorial material to ensure dynamic and updated content.

—Masters Magnum In Motion internal liaison with Magnum Photos offices, and departments (editorial, advertising, cultural, etc. as well as external contact with editorial and financial Magnum In Motion partners.

—Organizes and increases content acquisition for storytelling (music, video, motion graphics) with negotiated year contracts, and by regularly corresponding with authors and institutions sharing editorial content with Magnum In Motion.

—Works with Web Development to define and implement new content or/and modify current pages. Animates editorial and technical Magnum In Motion teams with weekly meetings, phone conferences, and detailed reports and calendar to secure projects and timing.

—Researches new resources and partners in creative content and marketing strategies to develop and consolidate the editorial quality and marketing potentials of Magnum In Motion.

—Animates a pool of external contributors, as well as interns and, develops, maintains and utilizes tutorials and instruction documents to ease develop skills and knowledge in short timings for effective collaborations and shared knowledge.

—Participates in reader and industry research, keeping abreast and ahead of anticipated market needs and changes. Establishes and maintains positive professional relationships with authors, industry experts, and other internal and external contacts to advertise and increase network around Magnum In Motion content and branding.

SKILLS

—4 years experience in either photography and web, broadcast and web, film industry and web, daily news and web, for missions such as editorial management, pre and post production, or/and online marketing for editorial content.

—High reliability in workflow and Content Management System (CMS), preferably with Drupal open source and in deadline oriented and content quality editorial environments. Fluent in writing and oral communication.

—Excellent reference or/and interests in photography, storytelling, design and web culture. Ability with tools - XL, Photoshop, In Design, HTML, to generate visual interactive proposals for sponsors, and intranet for tutorials, calendars, road maps, etc.

—Knowledge in video post-production and video online as well as in effective use of web design and information architecture.

—Leadership ease, and team spirit, mixed with an elastic mind in consensus building, with great autonomy in decision-making, fast reactivity, and the capacity to work long hours when needed.

Please use the form on the right to send resume, cover letter and compensation requirements in one file (txt, doc or pdf only).