- Help lead and manage the photo team, including assignments, feedback and professional development
- Oversee daily photo coverage across breaking news, features, major news events and long-term projects
- Work closely with assigning editors throughout the newsroom on priority files and photography-driven journalism opportunities
- Work with photo editors and photographers to develop assignments and visual approaches from conception through publication
- Make editorial decisions under deadline pressure while maintaining journalistic, ethical and technical standards
- Support development of The Globe’s freelance photography network by evaluating pitches, identifying new talent and building a representative roster
- Improve workflows, processes and communication across the photo team and wider newsroom
- Advocate for photography and visual storytelling during story planning
- Report to the Head of Photo and Video
- Collaborate with photographers, photo editors, designers, developers, data journalists and graphic artists across breaking news, daily reporting, investigations, features and digital storytelling

Requirements

- 5+ years of experience working as a photo or visuals assigning editor in a newsroom, or equivalent experience
- Previous experience leading, managing and developing journalists, teams or significant editorial projects
- Excellent judgment for what makes a strong visual story, from technical and aesthetic details to pacing and story structure
- Proven ability to work with photographers and editors to develop assignments and strengthen story ideas
- Strong, confident understanding of the legal and ethical underpinnings of photojournalism in a digital age




- Ability to evaluate and give constructive feedback on a wide range of freelance pitches and story ideas
- Robust understanding of the technical aspects of photography and image production
- Ability to clearly communicate technical photography and image production requirements to other visual journalists
- Experience commissioning and working with freelance photographers
- Conversant on trends in digital journalism, including visuals across digital, mobile, social and distributed platforms
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to build relationships across a newsroom
- Understanding of digital and print design principles is an asset
- Some evenings and weekend work
- Cover letter and resume written by the candidate, not AI

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing photo teams and developing visual storytelling strategies while ensuring adherence to journalistic and ethical standards. Possesses extensive experience in evaluating freelance pitches and collaborating with various visual journalists to enhance storytelling across digital platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Photojournalism Expertise
- Team Leadership
- Visual Storytelling Development
- Technical Photography Knowledge
- Digital Journalism Trends

Hard Skills

- Photo Editing
- Visual Storytelling
- Image Production
- Freelance Commissioning
- Editorial Decision-Making
- Photography Assignment Development
- Technical Photography Standards
- Aesthetic Judgment
- Story Structure Evaluation
- Digital and Print Design Principles

Soft Skills

- Communication Skills
- Collaboration Skills
- Relationship Building
- Constructive Feedback

Industry Keywords

- Photo Team Management
- Newsroom Collaboration
- Ethical Standards in Journalism
- Digital Media
- Breaking News Coverage

📌 Deputy Head of Photo – Editorial (Toronto)
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📍 Toronto