Photo Editor - FTC London, England
Job description
Photo Editor - FTC
Job Introduction
Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…
Rewards and benefits
Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary.
Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or hybrid working
Generous annual leave that increases with length of service
Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations
Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies
Defined pension contribution scheme
Generous bonus and/or commission scheme
Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days
Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment
Subsidised gym memberships
Annual travel pass and cycle-to-work schemes
A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme
Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members
Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance
Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development
Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail…
Role Responsibility
As a Photo Editor, you will help implement and interpret the Selfridges creative vision through the styling and quality of online shoots, ensuring that all imagery is on brand. With an understanding and ability to maintain best practices, not only to achieve very high standards of styling and imagery but also to maintain agreed efficiencies within the studios.
As Photo Editor you will:
- Draw inspiration from a variety of fashion media to influence imagery ideas and Editorial franchise shoots
- Bring extensive knowledge of fashion, lifestyle and photography trends.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with photo agencies and ever increasing roster of industry leading photographers across fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home, and kids.
- Maintain key relationships with the wider business to ensure buy is represented correctly for optimum customer experience.
- Act as the first point of contact for all picture queries, requests, new briefs. Gatekeeper of bespoke imagery / ensuring image principles are upheld across all 3rd party imagery and organic content.
- Quality assure all areas of the site, social and CRM.
- Ensure excellent knowledge of the Selfridges Style Guides in order to maintain visual quality and consistency across all images taken for the website
- Create and cascade dept specific photo guidelines and provide training to teams (inclduing editorial and SEO). Quality assure resulting outputs by overseeing their picture selections and signing it off.
- Provide hands-on image sourcing and editing, including colour correction and retouching using Adobe Photoshop where necessary.
- Manage photo editor budget, cost tracking, management responsibilities when required (freelance picture editors, interns). Establishing cost saving initiatives, negotiating subscription deals.
- Be responsible for liaising with Selfridges trade, buying, styling, and social teams to coordinate content requirements across all Selfridges owned and operated platforms.
- Liaise with senior stakeholders across Press, Events, Editorial, SEO, MMC, Windows, Key, Marketing, special projects, Corner Shop, CRM, Customer Connect, Sustainability, Brand Planning and Photo Studio.
- Participate in creative brainstorms, be a source of inspiration by bringing new ideas and concepts to Selfridges.
- Own governance of all imagery across the site, briefing creative teams / lead creative kick offs for site refreshes / new page builds.
- Create creative packs to steer photographic styling for key projects.
- Manage the creative studios photographic library corresponding the buy (mix of campaign, look book, backstage and still life, photo studio).
- Establish and maintain the photographic library (aka Image Bank) and asset tracker for optimal distribution of assets across the business
- Ownership of asset tracking, all image usage, implementation of DAM System, image distribution, sourced assets / 3rd party library.
- Coordinate with the fashion direction, editorial, buying and CRM teams to identify image needs.
- Oversee regular visual site audits – plot refreshes, check usages, ensure correct placement, providing feedback.
- Leading special projects to ensure visual consistency across the site
- Manage, source and create the weekly site refresh workflow for Selfridges Editorial content.
- Deliver compelling global weekly content, developing original and fresh ideas that are inspirational, directional and that engage the Selfridges audience.
- Ensuring all imagery is appropriate for global markets.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experienced. You will have experience as a Photo Editor. With strong photo editing skills and an excellent portfolio. You have strong fashion and styling sense, with the ability to incorporate new fashion trends. You may also have Editorial experience but it’s not essential
- Knowledgeable. You have extensive knowledge of designers, brands and runway looks and what trends are happening each season.
- Skilled. You have thorough knowledge of digital technology and photo editing software packages (e.g. Photoshop, Pixlr and Affinity Photo). Combined with a creative mind and an eye for detail and storytelling skills
- Proactive and organised. Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and an exceptional eye for detail. Time-management and leadership skills
- A team player. You are able to work well as part of a team in a high performance environment.
- Adaptable. Prioritising is one of your skills and you know how to keep you team calm and focused in times of change
- A good communicator. You not only build strong relationships with your stakeholders and team, you are able to lead as well as take direction when necessary
- Qualified. With a BSc degree in photography, visual arts, digital media or related field
- An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague
About the Company
Everyone is welcome
Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.
Our awards cabinet
We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times.
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