Photographer / Editor Job Description
Photographer / editor
provides all aspects of editing for News & CA programs including editing of video effects, soundtrack editing and mixing.
Photographer / Editor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
A thorough knowledge of all ENG practices is required
Communicate with producers to ensure best and most appropriate video is utilized for headlines and teases, primary stories
Editing video on Adobe Premiere
Ensures photographs are taken of product that accurately and esthetically represents it
Retouches all photos utilizing Photoshop, ensuring images are flawless and optimizes photos for print and web placement
Designs, builds, arranges, or secures settings to be used as background for subject material
Electronically maintains and catalogs all images in a shared database
Determines when equipment needs to be repaired and ensures this occurs in a timely manner
Shooting/editing a variety of video elements including voice-overs and packages for multiple platforms
Ability to operate non-linear edit systems, experience with Sony Vegas is a plus
Photographer / Editor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Photographer / Editor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: DOT, SNG, FAA, ENG
Education for Photographer / Editor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the photographer / editor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasting, Television, Journalism, Associates, Editing, Communications, Education, Social Media, Photography
Skills for Photographer / Editor
Desired skills for photographer / editor include:
Current and emerging newscast technologies
News operations and practices helpful
Proficiency in posting content to station's web sites
Live remote capabilities in a Broadcast station
ENG practices
Non-linear digital editing and related programs
Wireless newsgathering technology
Bay Area
P2 cameras and Edius Pro edit systems
Adobe Premier editing software
Desired experience for photographer / editor includes:
Current Utah driver's license or the ability to obtain one
Proficient experience on editing applications
Must have three years’ experience as a television photographer/editor desire to be part of a winning team
Must have a valid driver’s license and a car
Ability to operate news studio and control room
Must be willing to work at the station in McAllen, Texas
Photographer / Editor Examples
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Photographer / Editor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a photographer / editor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for photographer / editor
- Ability to multi-task, handling editing assignments and capturing feeds and material from multiple sources, while monitoring quality control
- Working with Assignment Desk and reporters to cover daily stories
- Capture visual content and edit long & short form stories and commercial production
- Collaborate with segment hosts and clients to produce lifestyle show segments and commercials delivering excellent client experience
- Support large field production operations including set-up & strike
- Operate robotic and ENG cameras
- Floor direct and operate teleprompter for broadcasts
- Design broadcast graphics within strict guidelines
- Keep up production video database software
- Will operate camera, live truck or cellular bonded technology and edit on Edius Pro edit systems
Qualifications for photographer / editor
- Must be willing to work at the station in McAllen
- Physicalability to carry and manipulate at least 75lbs of gear, set up and breakdownbroadcast production equipment, usually alone, and on tight deadlines.Activities include driving and positioninglarge, microwave equipped vans
- Candidatecan adapt to writing content for air.Will contribute to social media strategies and multimediajournalism
- Advanced knowledge with Go Pros, DSLRs, FTP, Mobile
- Previous experience using television cameras preferred
- College degree in broadcast journalism, broadcast news, or related field or equivalent work experience
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of photographer / editor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for photographer / editor
- Highly proficient at non-linear editing (FCP)
- Ability to react to breaking news quickly and efficiently
- Partner with reporters to develop creative, visually appealing & impactful stories
- Good judgment skills are a must
- Must be extremely dedicated, highly passionate and a possess a very strong work ethic
- Must be able to work professionally and respectfully with others, including but not limited to management, reporters, editors, anchors, engineers and producers
- Take great care of all assigned gear and ensure it is in proper working condition at all times
- Visual storyteller committed to compelling sequences, deliberate lighting, vivid video, and riveting natural sound
- Shoot and edit national-level investigative video journalism, with an emphasis on conceiving of unique, visual content to illustrate information, data, and documents in a creative and engaging way
- Working with Producers, Reporters, and Investigative Correspondents to cover daily, enterprise, and deep-dive stories
Qualifications for photographer / editor
- Minimum 4 years of experience as a working photographer
- High degree of organizational ability to search through high photographic volumes
- An excellent understanding of responsive web design
- An ability to produce work which adheres to a digital style guide
- An ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
- Excellent typographic composition
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of photographer / editor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for photographer / editor
- Working with reporters and producers to ensure the best content and facts are gathered, while taking the initiative to contribute editorially, in story pitch meetings and the script drafting process
- Communicating and coordinating incoming video elements from various sources
- Is able to assist executive producer and show producer with aspects of overall show production, fill-in producing
- Shoot and edit high-quality video, interviews, and story packages
- Shoot and edit specific digital / social content and promotional materials
- Set up and operate microphones and monitor audio levels
- Set up and operate lighting equipment
- Set up and shoot live, on-location segments
- Perform work under pressure with multiple, daily deadlines
- Collaborate with field producer and correspondent on assignments
Qualifications for photographer / editor
- Primarily edits newscasts as needed and includes regular news stories and special projects
- Completes editing and shooting assignments as assigned
- Server maintenance and the deletion of old video from the system
- Some in studio photography and setup required
- Prompting for the newscasts when needed
- Assist the Director in the control room during newscasts or tapings
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Photographer / Editor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a photographer / editor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for photographer / editor
- The Photographer will go to news sites in all types of weather and capture newsworthy events as they happen
- The photographer will gather all elements for a story by him or herself
- The photographer will also shoot and edit S.O.T.’s, V.O.’s and PACKAGES on time, for our live newscasts
- The Photographer should also be able to work closely with our Reporters to produce compelling, significant stories
- Must be able to exercise good judgment and cope with very demanding and fast-paced news environment, while always being safety conscious
- Candidate must be available to work all shifts, including weekend shifts
- Must be available for overtime and willing to work holidays and travel
- Shoot reporter packages, voiceovers and sound bites as required
- Will also be required to edit and run a microwave transmission truck
- Must have a valid Driver’s License and be able to drive company vehicle to location shoots/live shots
Qualifications for photographer / editor
- Regularly Light physical effort required
- Advanced knowledge with Go Pros, Mobile, Final Cut
- Can operate large vehicles, must have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record
- Must be a self-starter - someone who does not wait to be told what to do
- Related military experience will be strongly considered
- Related military experience will be considered
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Our company is looking for a photographer / editor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for photographer / editor
- Possess excellent editing skills both in-house and in the field
- Have strong time-management skills to meet deadlines, with a winning can-do attitude and ability to problem solve
- Be able to communicate with management and talent to understand assignments and establish priorities
- Discusses any issues prior to the shoots or day of live programming
- Turn content into news packages for later programming when applicable
- Lighting expertise and concept of graphics creation/insertion
- Can work with internal systems to record and locate necessary video
- Can produce and publish content to our online platforms
- Shooting and Editing stories, interviews, videos, packages and other projects as assigned
- Maintain production video database software
Qualifications for photographer / editor
- Superior non-linear editing skills with Final Cut and/or Adobe Premiere
- Versatility to shoot both hard news feature stories
- A college degree in broadcast journalism or a related field preferred
- Previous news and/or video experience preferred
- Minimum of one year of experience in a television field production area
- Should have basic knowledge of production equipment and computers knowledge of news operations and practices