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Freelance Photo Editor, Harvard Business Review

Job Description: Harvard Business Review seeks a Freelance Photo Editor to assist with daily photo research.

Job Requirements: The Freelance Photo Editor supports the Senior Photo Editor in performing photo research for daily articles on Harvard Business Review’s homepage, in addition to designing custom image solutions, formatting social media posts for the art department’s Instagram page and performing daily administrative tasks related to maintaining the HBR voice and brand on digital platforms.

The right candidate will be resourceful, have a passion for all forms of photography, and have the ability to use found photography in creative and original ways to illustrate complex and often non-visual ideas.

This is an hourly and remote contractor position with a maximum of 15 hours per week.

What you’ll do:

  • Perform photo research under daily deadlines, including licensing and formatting photos for web stories

  • Create custom image solutions or manipulations for the web

  • Upload images into WordPress, as well as organize and maintain databases of digital image files

  • Reconceive imagery published in the print edition for social media

  • Format headshots for the website as needed

What we’re looking for:

  • Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop is essential; Illustrator, After Effects as well as familiarity with WordPress is a plus). This includes understanding image file formats and formatting images for digital environments.

  • Excellent photo research skills, and knowledge of Creative Commons Licensing and resources

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Excellent time-management skills with an ability to meet deadlines and turn work around quickly

Type of Job: Photo

City: Remote

State/Country: Remote

Duration: Freelance

Company: Harvard Business Review

About Our Company: Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is an idea-driven company with a commitment to improving the practice of management. We're a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University serving customers across three primary markets: educational institutions, corporations, and individual managers.

Harvard Business Review (HBR) is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

Contact Name: Sasha Patkin

Contact Email: sasha.patkin@hbr.org

How to Apply: Interested candidates can send a resume and portfolio to sasha.patkin@hbr.org