Photo Assistant - LIFE.com

• Job Description:
  

  LIFE.com is seeking a Photo Assistant 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 a Photoshop whiz, an independent and creative thinker who can also take direction and a resourceful photo researcher with some contacts in the photography world. Past experience at a fast-paced, constantly updated website is also key.

  Responsibilities:
  -Research and source photos on deadline, working with professional and amateur photographers, publicists, stock agencies, and art gallery representatives
  -Optimize, scan and crop photos
  -Produce high-quality television screen grabs for breaking news stories
  -Create photo illustrations for use in interactive features (games, contests, etc.)
  -Assist editors in brainstorming ideas, selecting photos, and building galleries

  Requirements:
  -1-2 years experience working as a photo researcher or assistant, preferably for a daily website
  -Contacts in the photography world
  -An interest in and familiarity with current events and celebrity news
  -Great communication skills
  -Positive, can-do attitude
  -Degree in photography, visual arts, or journalism/media a plus

• 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,109990BR