Photographer

Associated Press • Paris, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associated Press (AP) is seeking a talented visual journalist to work in Paris, France, as a photographer and multi-format journalist. This role involves collaborating with a team of journalists and editors to produce spot news, politics, sports, entertainment, and enterprise photos that are impactful, exclusive, and break news. This is a staff position within a global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (at least three years of full-time experience as a photographer at a daily newspaper, broadcast station, digital news outlet, or an AP bureau).
• Ability to work in France or gain permission to do so.
• Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken French and English.
• Advanced-level professional competency in photography and photo editing.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and planning skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Ability to tell stories in visual language clearly and compellingly, swiftly and accurately on tight deadlines.
• Strong technical skills, including composing as events unfold, editing digital images, writing accurate and informative captions, and transmitting images swiftly.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams across multiple formats (text, photo, video, audio, digital/social, interactive, graphics).
• Great news sense.

Nice To Haves

• Professional competency in a language besides French and English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cover news, politics, entertainment, enterprise, and sporting events in France.
• Generate visually led story ideas that go beyond spot news and resonate globally.
• Engage in documentary photo storytelling and develop ideas for photo essays.
• Demonstrate a history of success as a news photographer, creating compelling visual journalism on deadline.
• Produce visual enterprise that is illuminating and entertaining.
• Communicate stories from France that are shareable on social media and other global platforms.
• Pursue innovative coverage techniques while maintaining AP’s standards for integrity and objectivity.
• Work any shift, including nights and weekends, as AP operates 24/7.

What This Job Offers

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