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OK! Magazine, Picture Researcher

Employer
Reach plc
Location
London (Central)
Salary
Competitive + company benefits
Closing date
Jun 4, 2019

Job Details

OK! Magazine has an opening for a Picture Researcher to join us on a permanent basis.

Reporting to our Picture Editor, we are looking to recruit a candidate who has previously had some exposure to a similar position.

Working closely with the our Art desk and Editorial team you will be responsible for researching archive material to illustrate regular features amongst other duties.

Based in our Lower Thames street office this role offers a fantastic opportunity to the right candidate to join our brilliant team. This is a rare opening, so early applications are advised.

We are Reach because it's what we do.

Every day our newsbrands - national and regional, in print and online - reach millions of people up and down the country.

We are the UK's largest news publisher, with influential national newsbrands such as the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Sunday People, Daily Record, OK! & New! Magazine and more than 100 distinguished regional titles.

Our brands have a long heritage of being trusted sources of news and information, with our editorial conviction and high standards of journalism providing audiences with timely information and opinion across multiple platforms.

Last year we sold 620 million newspapers, with 5.8 million readers of one of our brands each month. Our network of over 70 websites provide 24/7 coverage of news, sport and showbiz stories, with 8.1 billion page views per year.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the Art Desk, Editorial and Online teams
  • Researching archive material to illustrate regular features
  • Negotiate rights and fees for editorial content, with a view to keeping costs down and report fees to accounts.
  • Looking after the picture desk admin, for example liaising with the archive team and accounts.
  • Some flexibility may be required for deadline as stories develop


The Ideal Candidate:

  • We are ideally looking for a candidates who has 6 - 12 months experience of working on a picture desk previously.
  • A good working knowledge of photography, while not essential, would be a significant advantage.
  • A thorough understanding of transferring, storing and managing image files in various formats is essential.


Package Description:

In addition to competitive salaries and annual leave entitlement, and a contributory pension scheme, Reach plc have a wealth of flexible benefits on offer.

These include holiday purchase up to ten days per year, childcare vouchers, cycle scheme, a technology scheme in conjunction with Curry's PC World, car scheme, health cash plan, employee loans and lots of high street discounts!

Our business is fully committed to health and wellbeing in the workplace with an employee assistance programme and trained mental health first aiders across the business.

Reach plc believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received so please don't delay in submitting your application - click 'APPLY' now.

Company

As one of the UK’s largest multimedia companies our award-winning portfolio includes five national newspapers, over 100 regional newspapers and a range of websites and digital products. But it’s our people who make Reach plc what it is.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7293 3000
Location
One Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5AP
GB

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