Warner Bros Discovery Inc
SIM Photo EditorPosted
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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
As a part of Discovery's Still Image Management team, the Photo Editor will operate with a degree of autonomy to handle still photography with emphases on post-production and distribution of images.
The Photo Editor will also:
* Maintain trackers, air dates, assignments and priority listings to facilitate timely processing, posting and distribution or embargos
* Master enterprise photo systems
* Develop brand and talent awareness and familiarity with distribution partner requirements
* Review & Edit deliverables: evaluate the technical quality, aesthetic value and marketability of images against network requirements and distribution partners' requirements
* Deliver images into the internal asset management repositories
* Create appropriate and accurate metadata
* Provide image feedback to managers and brand contacts
* Work with network representatives on talent photo approvals as needed
* Facilitate retouching, if needed
* Troubleshoot quantity, quality, data or delivery issues
* Serve as image researcher
* Maintain regular communications between your manager, brand contacts and other internal staff (i.e, brand personnel, Business Affairs, CD&M partners, Schedulers and Publishers, Business Affairs)
* Build collaborative relationships with key business partners, including other photo teams, legal and business affairs, programming, digital editorial, PR and operations teams
* Timely reporting on project progress and status
* Attend all appropriate staff meetings
* Partner with photo team and managers on technology needs relating to internals systems, digital image editing, scanning, image enhancement/retouching and upload software and hardware
* Collaborate with Still Image Management team on other projects as assigned
What do you need to have?
* Ability to work a hybrid schedule (2 days onsite) out of our Knoxville office.
* Associates Degree from an accredited institution.
* 2+ years experience in digital photography and photo asset management with solid communicative knowledge of photography terminology
* Experience with both MAC and PC platforms and knowledge of Adobe applications (Photoshop and Bridge CS5-CC preferred), SharePoint and Microsoft
* Office applications (Word, Excel)
In addition, we would like to have:
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
* Broadcast media experience
* Ability to handle high volume of tasks for multiple people and departments, maintain composure and existing image team standards, and manage competing priorities
* Must be able to work independently, make sound decisions, think strategically, and maintain meticulous accuracy and attention to detail
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with internal and external teams solid organization, and exhibit solid time management skills
* Ability to perform under tight deadlines
* Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.
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