Visuals Editor, Condé Nast Traveller Middle East

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Condé Nast Traveller, AD, Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Glamour, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 88 million consumers in print, 419 million in digital, and 432 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

The company is headquartered in London and New York and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S, with local licence partners across the globe.

Condé Nast Middle East is dedicated to producing high-quality, compelling content that connects with the Middle East's most influential audiences. Our vision for our workplace is one that is centred on transparency and respect. We are committed to creating a culture where diverse voices and perspectives are encouraged and respected, and where all employees are equally supported in developing their careers — where people can truly be themselves and achieve their best.

The Role

Condé Nast Traveller Middle East is seeking a Visuals Editor to join its small, dedicated team. The Visuals Editor will play a key role in helping to refine CNT’s creative output, producing photoshoots and researching imagery across our print and digital platforms.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Editorial Content and will work closely with the Global Visuals Director, based in London, and the Art Director, in Dubai, on executing projects, managing production, commissioning shoots and conducting photo research. This role calls for an experienced candidate with a thorough knowledge of the industry and an enviable contacts book of agencies, photographers, stylists and studios in the local market. The ideal candidate should have a well-developed editorial judgement and a strong ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines at once.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct image research for print and digital stories using a broad and inventive selection of resources.
• Negotiate and secure rights and fees for images, both produced photoshoots and researched work.
• Organise photoshoots for all CNT platforms, including itineraries/call sheets, and liaising directly with photographers, studios, PRs and CNT editors.
• Manage individual photoshoot budgets in conjunction with the Art Director.
• Use Conde Nast’s CMS tool to upload image information and assign contracts, and work with our operations team to process invoices.
• Meet with agencies and photographers, and review portfolios, in order to help maintain relationships and to unearth and introduce new talent.
• Manage the post production process on relevant stories, co-ordinating lo-res and hi-res selection and delivery.
• Create mood boards and pitch ideas.

Essential Skills & Requirements

• Extensive experience in media or a relevant field.
• Experience producing photo content efficiently.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, and the ability to operate under pressure.
• Budget management skills
• Must excel in a dynamic environment while managing multiple projects.
• A meticulous eye for detail.
• A passion for travel, photography and illustration.