Photo Editor, Yahoo News

Yahoo

(New York, New York)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Yahoo
The Yahoo Mail mobile team owns and operates two of the most popular apps in the world, for millions of people daily. The apps are vital to the company's success and are relied upon by people for critical tasks every day. We take our responsibility very seriously and work together to focus on user needs first, which drives the success of our products. We pride ourselves on high quality and setting engineering and product standards in the industry.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate design for all daily breaking news needs, from photo-graphics, to retouching, to full-blown feature info-graphics. * Design banners, FP art and video covers for special features. * Design social media background tile images for Yahoo News and Politics. * Design GOP and Democratic pull quotes for social media during debates. * Edit daily news photos for News Home, Front Page and Politics Pages. * Create and edit breaking news photo galleries. * Photo editor on weekends updating NH and FP. Updating website and creating assets to stories. * Build stories for scheduled stories, providing assets and creating photo illustrations.
Ideal Candidate
* 10+ years of experience * A proven track record in the editorial news photography industry. * Knowledge of image licensing, permissions and potential legal implications. * The ability to interpret text and appropriately match with imagery. * Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Photoshop and other editing software. * Experience of web content management applications. * The ability to manage and create content for social media platforms. * Strong awareness of global current events with particular emphasis on business, finance and politics.

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