Deputy Director of Visuals, San Antonio Express-News

 The deputy director of visuals helped to lead daily operations of the department to ensure an audience-driven focus on informative and engaging photography and videos, with a mission to increase engagement and enhance the visual quality of our digital and print news reports. The position reports to the regional director of visuals, Michel Fortier.

Major daily responsibilities: 

• Edit visual content for quality, accuracy and relevance across platforms.
• Coordinate scheduling and logistics for daily assignments and breaking news.
• Collaborate across departments to seek out visual opportunities.
• Help manage and coach visual journalists.
• Coordination with the audience team on initiatives to build audience. 
• Daily presentation of visuals in the afternoon budget meeting
• Editing of video projects as needed

Attributes needed for success: 

• Audience-first mentality, willingness to experiment with new story forms to promote digital audience engagement with print as a secondary element.
• Understanding of social media as a tool to increase our reach, emphasizing work which puts audience growth first
• Editing ability for both daily, short and long-term projects for digital and print.  
• Sense of urgency and the ambition to win the 24/7 news cycle on digital platforms
• Ability to work effectively under deadline pressure.
• Adherence to journalistic ethics.
• Knowledge of communications law as it applies to photography.
• Working knowledge of photo software programs such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Photo Mechanic.
• A passion for journalism that elevates and motives others. 

Requirements: 

• Hybrid, 40 hours a week, with four-day-per-week in-office requirement.
• Some weekend, evening and holiday work will be required.
• A minimum of 3 years of visuals experience within a news organization. 
• Previous supervisory experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, photography, video or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Ability to edit video on deadline when needed.

About the San Antonio Express-News

The Express-News is the third-largest daily newspaper in Texas and the only daily in San Antonio. It serves a metro area of 2.5 million people. By one name or another, it traces its roots back to 1865. Over the past three years, the paper has reorganized to focus on digital journalism and substantially increased the audience for its subscriber website, ExpressNews.com. Over the same period, the Express-News has won a George Polk Award, two IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) Awards, and numerous regional and state journalism prizes.

It is part of Hearst, a diversified global media, services and information business. Hearst Newspaper Group includes the Express-News, the Houston Chronicle, the Austin American-Statesman, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Albany Times Union and other daily and weekly papers.

About Hearst Newspapers:

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate. 

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.  

Be a part of something bigger – your headline awaits.

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