Photographer and Picture Desk Assistant (FTC - 6 months)

Comic Relief

Location London and Currently Remote
Salary £20,000 - £20,500
Team Fundraising and Creative
  • Closing: 12:00pm, 25th Aug 2021 BST

Perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Work from home option
Life Insurance
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Paid emergency leave
Sabbatical Opportunities
Professional development
Mentoring/coaching
Paid volunteer days
Payroll giving
Salary sacrifice
Team social events
Extracurricular clubs
Cycle to work scheme
Free fruit

Candidate happiness

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Job Description

We are looking for a skilled photographer to join the Comic Relief creative team for our Red Nose Day 22 campaign. With opportunities to shoot fun and engaging content with talent and beneficiaries, we need you to be well organised and meticulous in your metadata. You will work across all aspects of the picture desk supporting the Photography and Visual Lead editing and uploading new shoots to our digital asset management system, adding metadata, dealing with incoming image requests, assisting on photoshoot production and on occasion shooting on behalf of Comic Relief. You must be flexible, willing to travel and happy to get fully immersed in our campaign.

Key responsibilities:

  • Photography shoots at short notice, where some travel will be required.

  • Editing and uploading incoming photography to our Digital Asset Management system, adding and checking all metadata, keywording.

  • Dealing with incoming requests from across the business, helping to identify images to suit their requirements.

  • Assisting in the production of photoshoots, often with a very fast turnaround period.

  • Basic retouching, cropping and colour balancing of images.

  • Assisting in the organisation and management of the Comic Relief photography archive.

 Essential Education and Competencies:

  • Fast paced role so must be able to multi-task and prioritise effectively to meet tight deadlines.

  • Excellent photography skills, happy shooting almost any subject.  

  • Experience using Digital Asset Management systems, photoshop and lightroom.

  • Basic Adobe photoshop and retouching skills are required, colour balancing, cropping etc.

  • A degree in photography, design, media or a relative field. Photography skills essential.

  • Highly organised and meticulous attention to detail.

  • Strong Administrative skills

Inclusivity at Comic Relief

We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, age, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to:

  • Be valued for being yourself

  • Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed

  • Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background

  • Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.

Comic Relief is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm.

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Wed 25th Aug 2021

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Wed 25th Aug 2021