Photographers needed urgently
Vacancy currently exists for Press/Media Photographers in Nigerian Entertainment Today: Nigeria’s No1 Entertainment Weekly.
JOB CODE
BHM/PRO/07/10/2013
JOB SUMMARY
· Covering events assigned by line-head
· Providing pictures at the office; properly filed, watermarked, captioned and resized for use.
· Handling the filing of photos and videos recorded
· Providing photos from relevant events by reaching out to other photographers.
· Uploading photos to the website CMS
· Making short videos.
· Explaining technical photographic terminology to non-photographers;
· Handling relevant administrative arrangements, such as timing, press passes, transport and access to restricted areas, venues and events;
· Photographing events or personalities, noting details for photographic captions;
· Adding relevant keywords to image files relating to the photographic content for library sites so the image is recognized in search engines;
· Ensuring that all pictures are appropriate, processed, catalogued and ready in time to meet deadlines;
· Preparing and sending digital photographs for newspaper publication to deadline;
· Maintaining up-to-date knowledge about current news stories and any specialist areas;
· Sourcing freelance photographers for a job or sourcing existing photographs if pushed to meet a deadline;
· Arranging lighting and other requirements for magazine studio shoots;
· Checking weather forecast and light values of areas and venues beforehand;
· Maintaining photographic and electronic communications equipment.
· Requires a combination of intuition, creativity and technical skills.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES FOR THE POSITION
1. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
2. Must be creative, with a good eye for a picture
3. Must have excellent technical and photographic skills
4. Must have good communication and people skills
5. Must have good IT skills, especially with computer programs such as Photoshop, Picassa, and Wordpress etc
6. Must be reliable and able to meet deadlines
7. Must be motivated and determined
8. Must be confident in organizing people
9. Must be able to listen and interpret situations
10. Must be able to focus on getting a good picture no matter what is going
on around them
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2 - 3 years’ experience working in a similar role
QUALIFICATION
A minimum of a Secondary School Certificate
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are to send their CV with a cover letter to [email protected] on or before Sunday 20th October 2013. Please quote the job code as the title of the mail. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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