Job Description

Express.co.uk & DailyStar.co.uk are looking for an evening gallery Picture Editor researcher to join the picture desk of Britain’s fastest growing newspaper websites.

The picture department works to visually enhance the content of the website to provide the best experience possible for our readers. This role will focus on providing gallery content for news and celebrity stories and create exciting evergreen galleries that are sharable.

The perfect candidate will have strong visual awareness, contacts within the industry, be effective at writing captions, knowledge of SEO, social media skills, an understanding of usage rights, permissions and copyright, as well as an excellent understanding of celebrities, TV and current affairs.

Key responsibilities

Generating fresh and exclusive ideas for picture-led gallery features and stories on a daily basis
Pushing image content on social media in accordance to house style and help to grow these platforms
Good understanding of the websites’ SEO strategy
Write short punchy headlines, descriptions and captions in the style of each individual website
Keep on top of all TV shows covered on both sites
Good understanding of image usage rights when obtaining images from social media and the Internet
Tracking gallery progress through Google Analytics

Key skills and experience

Up-to-date with celebrities, royals and the latest news
Knowledge of CMS an advantage
Good understanding of image usage rights when obtaining images from social media and the Internet
Ability to work under pressure and react to breaking news, multitask and forward plan
Exhausting all avenues in picture research

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@express.co.uk