Visual Editor Vogue Arabia

ABOUT CONDÉ NAST 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, Middle East, 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 Middle East's most influential audiences. Our vision for our workplace is one that is centred on transparency and respect and with values that bring forward the best in all of us. 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.Visuals Editor, Vogue, Arabia Vogue Arabia is looking for a Visuals Editor to work as part of Condé Nast’s Creative Group across Vogue’s platforms.The Visuals Editor will play a key role in helping to define and refine Vogue’s creative output, producing photoshoots and researching imagery across our print and digital platforms. The successful candidate will report into the Visuals Director and also work closely with the Creative Director, executing projects, managing external production and commissioning shoots. 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 & ResponsibilitiesProduce photoshoots for all Vogue platforms, liaising directly with photographers, studios, PRs and Vogue’s editors and creatives to set up shoot assignment logistics.Liaise with external production companies on the management of photoshoots.Manage individual photoshoot budgets and work efficiently within the resources. Tracking the monthly usage of stock agencies images; processing invoices.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.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 & RequirementsExtensive experience in media or a relevant field.Experience producing photo content efficiently and managing a team on set.Strong communication organisational skills required as is the ability to produce content under heavy deadline pressure.Must be able to contribute to editorial decisions and develop story ideas from start to finish.Must excel in a dynamic environment under deadline pressure while managing multiple projects. A meticulous eye for detail.A journalist’s knowledge of fashion and a passion for photography and illustration.