Managing Editor (m/f/d) - European Pressphoto Agency B.V.

Your mission

The European Pressphoto Agency (EPA Images), a global provider of news images, is hiring a full-time multimedia Managing Editor for the Americas to lead our award-winning visual journalists and our editorial desks in coordination with the management in Frankfurt, Germany.

As Managing Editor, you will contribute to the expansion of EPA Images, a company founded by leading European news agencies 40 years ago that has a team of 150+ visual journalists and editors spread across the globe. Photography is the core of our business, which then expanded to video ten years ago. We are currently building on that with new multimedia capabilities and products. 

Your main responsibilities would be:

• Leading daily photo and video coverage and edition workflows, in coordination with the managing editors’ team and under the direction of the Editor in Chief
• Planning, scheduling and organizing editorial and non editorial coverage by EPA visual journalists, contributors and partner agencies/shareholders
• Elevate the level of quality visual storytelling, through originality and diversity across EPA visual products 
• Analysis and optimization of shareholder and suppliers’ production 
• Managing budgets for travel and coverage expenses in order to maximize the EPA news coverage within cost restrictions
• Ensuring compliance with EPA Images’ journalistic ethics’, stylebook and guidelines
• Quality control and follow up of daily production and editorial operation, fostering meaningful and productive cooperation between the photo/video team and the editorial desks
• Give feedback to photographers and editors about their performance encouraging professional growth and team-work while supporting the company's main goals
• Implement any other editorial task assigned by the Editor in Chief including special projects

Your profile

Meaningful experience as a news photographer, videographer and/or editor yourself, ideally with international coverage and team management background, would be greatly beneficial for this role. We at EPA Images are committed to diversity and encourage applicants from underrepresented communities to apply for the role if they think their own experience relates to our requirements:

• Degree in journalism, photography, videography, communication, or similar
• Significant experience in news coverage on the field and/or editing images. Video editing skills are a plus
• In-depth knowledge of the Media and Editorial business
• Native English. Proficiency in Spanish would be an advantage
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including nights, holidays and weekends, as needed
• Readiness to travel for visual coverage or team guidance when requested

Why us?

• We are one of the leading news, sport and entertainment visual content providers, our brand being globally recognized
• We value diversity, inclusiveness, and offer a great multinational work environment
• The position is for our Washington Bureau, but we are open to a discussion around this
• Health insurance, 401k plan, very good vacation entitlement and a fair salary

About us

The European Pressphoto Agency B.V. (EPA Images) was founded in 1984 by seven European news agencies motivated by what they saw as a lack of alternatives to the British/American-centric picture services offered at the time.  
  
In early 2003 EPA Images successfully made its service available to the worldwide market, beginning its global operations. In 2014 EPA Images also launched a global video service. Along with the coverage from its shareholder countries, EPA Images has expanded its service to include its own coverage of North America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It also relies on suppliers to cover Latin America (via Agencia EFE), the Nordic countries and Oceania.  

With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, EPA Images has a permanent network of over 130 visual journalists worldwide and an extensive list of regular stringers.

The photo and video production is supported by photo and video editors in Tokyo, Bangkok, Frankfurt, Madrid, Cairo, Washington and Los Angeles, while EPA’s current Sales and Business Development team is spread across multiple locations globally.