Manager, Photography

This is a Full Time Job

Paramount , a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from ViacomCBS, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream ViacomCBS Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.


Overview

The Photo Manager, based in New York, will oversee the photo editing for both existing and newly commissioned photography for scripted, unscripted and co-production shows. Qualified candidates must be passionate about creating amazing photography and excited to use photography to support our shows. Candidates must be an expert in Photoshop, be extremely detail oriented, possess a wide understanding of digital photography, and fluent in the importance asset management. The photo department produces, edits and manages all still assets for Paramount .

Responsibilities

• Handle all broad photo editing in support of Photo team
• Maintain and manage the network’s internal DAM database and archiving system by adhering to digital naming conventions, file management, metadata, and quality control.
• Book photographers for PR and marketing events
• Research photographers as well as find up and coming new photographers
• Help maintain quality in all photography retouching to match show and elevate photographic look of assets.
• Retouching of unit photography: removal of BTS gear, color balance, cropping.
• Update ViacomCBS Press Express. Upload pre-air and post-air images per show.
• Receive digital assets directly from photographers and manage relationships with photographers working in the field.
• Work closely with the VP of Photography on all projects.
• Photo research of various talent or photographic looks.
• Distribute photography to all internal teams.
• Work with press outlets to provide photographs for their needs.
• Make sure each image has correct metadata and each actor is identified in all photographs.
• Suggest new and innovative ways photography can be used at Paramount
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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Photography or related field
• 3 years of experience in brand, entertainment, or magazine Photo Editing field
• Excellent knowledge of digital photography including Adobe Creative Suite, file processing and digital cameras. Must be able to do light-medium retouching.

Additional Qualifications

• Must have a strong editorial sense and understand the relationship of the photography we produce in the larger world of press, marketing and social.
• Sustained success as a team player
• Ability to handle a high volume of complex projects and tasks for multiple people and departments while maintaining composure and managing competing priorities.
• Must possess solid organization, meeting management, effective time management, and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be hard working, dedicated, and passionate about photography. This is a creative position with strong project management and production needs.



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