Deputy Director, Photography - Deseret News

Deseret News • Salt Lake City, UT

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide. We are looking for someone who can join our photography team that has strong visual storytelling skills. We will look for someone who can help lead and strengthen our team. With a long standing tradition of photojournalism excellence in the intermountain we hope you're the next person to join our team. The News is a digital-first, multi-platform newsroom, sharing resources with our sister broadcast partners, KSL-TV (NBC), KSL NewsRadio (ABC). We provide powerful still images to both Deseret.com, our in-depth branded website with ten million monthly unique visitors, and our breaking news website, KSL.com, which has 24 million monthly sessions. Additionally we provide photojournalism for our print products. We compete daily with The Salt Lake Tribune, along with several other daily publications and five local television stations. Our staff continuously wins numerous photojournalism awards yearly, both regionally and nationally, including NPPA's Best of Photojournalism contest and the University of Missouri School of Journalism’s POYi competition. The Deseret News places a big emphasis on high quality photojournalism, with a special focus on in-depth coverage. There are also opportunities to cover Big12, NBA, NHL, MLS and occasionally Olympic qualifying events.

Requirements

• Minimum of three to five years of experience, including some managerial and photo editing
• A degree in photojournalism, journalism or the equivalent in work experience is also required
• Strong communication skills and can work with all of the different departments
• Excellent technical skills with both photography and computers
• Detail oriented, organized and adaptable to change
• Can stay calm under pressure in deadline situations
• FAA 107 certified
• Must have up-to-date automobile insurance and a valid U.S. state-issued driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Have a strong knowledge of the latest industry trends
• Have a strong understanding of the new technology to support our staff

Responsibilities

• Assignment and photo editing (usually one day a week)
• Extended editing responsibilities on specific days for vacation relief
• Ability to assign out daily assignments for staff photographers and coordinate with other editors as needed to prioritize
• Ability to coordinate freelance both locally, nationally and occasionally internationally
• Strong picture editing skills for selecting daily images and work within our CMS building galleries, using the strongest imagery for daily stories and long term projects
• Occasional coaching and supervising photographers
• Bring in depth project story ideas to the table

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k matching program
• Three weeks of vacation
• Company equipment is provided, including a full set of Canon mirrorless gear, a light kit, a cell phone allowance and a MacBook Pro with Verizon hotspots.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level