Assistant Editor, Visuals
Core
Lead visual journalism across Asia, driving new storytelling forms and overseeing a team of graphics and multimedia journalists.
Role type
Senior Editor, Visual Journalism (Asia)
Builds
Compelling graphical explanations, immersive field reporting in photography and video, sharp visual news coverage, and investigations driven by imagery and data.
Domain
Journalism, Visual Media, International Reporting (Asia)
Required skills
News judgment, ability to conceive ambitious visual stories, skill in pulling multiple visual disciplines into multimedia projects, clear communication, ability to write clearly and edit.
Preferred skills
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams to create ambitious multimedia news stories, strong portfolio in data visualization, mapping, explanatory writing, news illustration, digital design, interactive development, or explanatory multimedia/video.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with international editors to drive visual coverage of Asia; Coordinate, lead and edit the work of correspondents and visual journalists; Serve as leader of a small group of graphics/multimedia reporters; Plan and execute stories using data analysis, visualization, photography, imagery analysis, and open source investigation; Work with desk leaders to shape editorial strategy for visual journalism.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership