Photographer/Videographer
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch/stltoday.com is seeking a creative and innovative photographer/videographer to join award-winning visuals staff.
We’re looking for someone who is efficient in shooting stills and video for our daily news, features and sports assignments. We want a self-starter who is eager to push the multimedia journalism curve with innovative ideas and a unique perspective.
Besides daily assignments, you will help cover four professional sports teams, breaking news, long-form features and everything in between. You must be equally comfortable with stills and video, to produce your work on deadline.
The ability to produce and edit videos and photo galleries in a fast-paced environment is a must. A drone pilot license, or willingness to obtain one is a plus.
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Four-year college degree and/or at least 2 years of video/photojournalism experience for a news organization is required.
- Still and video portfolio demonstrating a range of daily news, features and sports photos and any project work.
- Great photo/video storytelling and editing skills
- Able to edit and tone images and write accurate captions while on deadline.
- Comfortable with location and studio lighting.
- Highest journalism ethics
- Proficiency in managing social media to promote work.
- Ability to carry and manage necessary gear to produce daily work in various terrains.
- Resume with links to your portfolio along with recent references,
Software
- Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Photo Mechanic
- Knowledge of social media video tools
Deadline to apply is noon, September 6th, 2024
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 73 markets in 26 states.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
Other details
- Job Family News
- Pay Type Hourly
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1114 Market St, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America