Job Description :
The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture, and
Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence, and authority averaging 90 million unique
monthly viewers. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media
company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television, and commerce.
The New York Post is currently seeking an experienced FT (10AM-6PM M-F) Temporary Photo Researcher to to support its Alexa Magazine team. Alexa is published 10+ times a year in an upscale broadsheet format and inserted into the New York Post, Alexa showcases luxury lifestyle trends and celebrity exclusives.
The ideal candidate has a passion for fashion, luxury, lifestyle and entertainment. They have a keen eye for visual storytelling and vast knowledge of current events in the industry.
We’re looking for a highly motivated focused individual who can juggle multiple projects and
deadlines simultaneously. We place a very strong emphasis on time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks by urgency and time to completion. An editorial background is
preferable. A self-starter mindset is essential.
The position is 5 days/week starting in August through December
Note: This is NOT a photography based role. This is a desk-based support position.

Responsibilities include:

• A precise technical quality and visual presentation of images and information
• Curate images spanning celebrity, fashion, entertainment and lifestyle
• Source images from various sources (photo agencies, publicists, archives, online

databases, cold calls), negotiating licensing agreements, and managing image

databases

• Promptly process and deliver a large #s of images with the utmost efficiency to our

cross functional teams - this includes but is not limited to batch resizing, renaming or

logging thorough metadata within the files for others to utilize

• Effectively prepare images for the digital grid with metadata; create project folders,

maintain and re-organize accordingly as we progress

• Support the Photo Editor with shoot production on an administrative level, as follows:
• Facilitate catering and car services
• Provide direct support on photoshoots in a Production Assistant capacity, including but

not limited to coffee runs, miscellaneous pickups and arriving first to set

• Gather + format crew credits for print; handles for social
• Maintain Google Docs to support Photo Editor and team: spreadsheets, callsheets,

decks, drives, shared asset deliveries + credits, and so on

• Collect all photo credits for Print Issues, ensuring accurate spelling and notation for

their placement on page; actively monitor photos and credits on the print layouts from

beginning to end

• Ability to communicate clearly and punctually with the team on a daily basis, keeping

track of varied conversations, updates and adjustments happening simultaneously and
on varying platforms

The ideal candidate has:

• At least 2 years of experience with a multi-platform media digital/print brand
• Excellent news judgment with knowledge of luxury fashion, news, entertainment and

lifestyle

• Collaborative, solution-oriented, and energized by industry breaking news
• Strong research skills, knowledge of image licensing, and ability to work with digital

asset management systems, newsgathering and social media tools

• Keen ability to multi-task, and independently problem solve: if something is not readily

available, how else are you able to source it

• Self starter attitude; intuitively pursue out-of-the-box resources, research and

fact-check your work frequently

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment under pressure
• Adobe Photoshop, Photo Mechanic, CHP (Photo Grid), Google Docs, Wordpress,

Airtable
As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.
Pay Range: $25.00 - $35.0

• A precise technical quality and visual presentation of images and information
• Curate images spanning celebrity, fashion, entertainment and lifestyle
• Source images from various sources (photo agencies, publicists, archives, onlin