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Thursday, 10 October 2013

Full-Time Press Photographer in Lagos


Industry Specialization
Minimum Qualification Required Experience Available Slots
1
Application Deadline
2 months from now

A media company require the services of a qualified candidate to fill this position

Responsibilities
  • Covering events assigned by line-head
  • Providing pictures at the office; properly filed, watermarked, captioned and resized for use.
  • Handling the filing of photos and videos recorded
  • Providing photos from ANY relevant event by reaching out to other photographers.
  • Going scouting for ANY events
  • Uploading photos to the website CMS
  • Making short videos.
  • Explaining technical photographic terminology to non-photographers;
  • Handling relevant administrative arrangements, such as timing, press passes, transport and access to restricted areas, venues and events;
  • Photographing events or personalities, noting details for photographic captions;
  •  Adding relevant keywords to image files relating to the photographic content for library sites so the image is recognised in search engines;
  • Ensuring that all pictures are appropriate, processed, catalogued and ready in time to meet deadlines;
  • Preparing and sending digital photographs for newspaper publication to deadline;
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge about current news stories and any specialist areas;
  • Sourcing freelance photographers for a job or sourcing existing photographs if pushed to meet a deadline;
  • Arranging lighting and other requirements for magazine studio shoots;
  • Checking weather forecast and light values of areas and venues beforehand;
  • Maintaining photographic and electronic communications equipment.
  • Requires a combination of intuition, creativity and technical skills.

Qualification and Requirements
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must be creative, with a good eye for a picture
  • Must have excellent technical and photographic skills
  • Must have good communication and people skills
  • Must have good IT skills, especially with computer programs such as Photoshop, Picassa, and Wordpress etc
  • Must be reliable and able to meet deadlines
  • Must be motivated and determined
  • Must be confident in organising people
  • Must be able to listen and interpret situation
  • Must be able to focus on getting a good picture no matter what is going on around them

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