Senior Sports Pictures Desk Editor - Livedesk

Reuters

Rotating shifts (24/7), including weekends and evenings
Editing sport events live
Writing clear accurate english captions
Deep knowledge of global sport
Reuters is seeking a Senior Sports Pictures Desk Editor for its Global Pictures Desk, requiring a deep knowledge of international sports and excellent English skills. The role involves live editing of sports images, collaboration with a multimedia team, and a commitment to Reuters' Trust Principles

Job Summary

  • Our Global Pictures Desk sits at the heart of how the world sees sport, ensuring every defining moment is delivered to clients worldwide with speed and accuracy.
  • You will edit sport events “live” as photographers file pictures directly from their cameras and write clear, fast, accurate English captions that bring context to every image.
  • At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets, offering a truly international career, on the job learning and coaching, and competitive salary packages and market leading benefits.

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Reuters is seeking a Senior Sports Pictures Desk Editor for its Global Pictures Desk, requiring a deep knowledge of international sports and excellent English skills. The role involves live editing of sports images, collaboration with a multimedia team, and a commitment to Reuters' Trust Principles.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • editing sport events live
  • writing clear accurate English captions
  • deep knowledge of global sport
  • working knowledge of picture editing tools
  • global 24/7 rotating shift system

Nice-to-have

  • collaboration is competitive edge
  • interest in photography visual storytelling
  • interest in video editing
  • additional languages strong advantage

Key Requirements

  • degree or background in journalism
  • experience in caption writing metadata tagging
  • fluent English
  • working knowledge of Photoshop

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