Assistant Editor - LIFE.com

• Job Description:
  

  LIFE.com is seeking an Assistant Editor to help the site's editorial team build and maintain the most amazing collection of professional photography on the Web, including millions of iconic images from LIFE magazine's archives as well as thousands of up-to-the-minute news photos. Due to launch in early 2009 as a joint venture between Time Inc. and Getty Images, LIFE.com and its five key content channels (News, Celebrity, Sports, Travel and Animals) will celebrate, explore and chronicle our world in pictures, covering current stories while also placing them in historical context via archival image galleries and interactive features. The ideal candidate is highly organized, an excellent writer, and a creative thinker, with a strong interest in and familiarity with photojournalism, news events and celebrity culture.

  Responsibilities:
  -Select photos for themed photo galleries
  -Write captions quickly, accurately, and to specific word counts
  -Monitor the news and decide how best to cover an event
  -Assist in updating the site's channels
  -Maintain and update editorial calendar
  -Brainstorm ideas for galleries
  -Manage email queries, comments, and submissions from the site's users

  Requirements:
  -2-3 years experience at a news or celebrity website
  -Strong writing skills (must have clips to show!)
  -Familiarity with Web technologies and SEO practices
  -Keen visual sense
  -An interest in and familiarity with current and historical news events, plus celebrity culture

• Position: Photo Editor, Assistant
• Area of Focus: Photo
• City: New York City
• Region: Northeast
• Duration: Full-time
• Company: Time Inc.
• How to Apply:

  http://jobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=391&siteid=5161&Codes=NXXX,109991BR