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GENERAL SKILLS
ESSENTIAL
Good time keeper with excellent time management
Highly organised, motivated, reliable and enthusiastic individual
Ability to multi-task and prioritise
Attention to detail even when attending the most menial of tasks
Confident phone manner and excellent people skills
Basic accounting knowledge – competent use of Microsoft Excel, creating spreadsheets, calling vendors for duplicate receipts and invoices, reconciling credit card statements, petty cash and filing
General admin support for studio staff
Adhoc PA duties will be required to assist photographer and family
Competent knowledge of Microsoft Office
Compete in Microsoft Office
This is not an entry level role but suitable for an extraordinary intern who is ready for the next challenge

NOT ESSENTIAL BUT ADVANTAGEOUS
French speaking
Understanding of who's who in the photographic industry
Use of Adobe Creative Suite in particular Photoshop + Bridge

We are seeking a talented and energetic Photography Team Leader with a strong technical background and a meticulous eye for detail. You will coordinate a team of highly skilled Photographers to bring the NET-A-PORTER Group’s repertoire of products to life through high quality digital photography and have a real voice in the development of the team and the execution of the brand’s visual content. Reporting to the Photography Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the team efficiently delivers thousands of high quality, beautifully composed and lit product images onto the site every week, in line with upload deadlines.

One Production is looking for a Producer with minimum 3 years experience to cover maternity leave for approximately 7 months full time from mid July.

All applicants please send their CV to harriet@oneproduction.com. Salary dependent on experience.

Casabu is a flash sales website that offers new sales every day to UK mums of everything that they need for their growing families as well as treats for themselves, at prices of up to 70% off retail.

We publish 4-7 new brand sales daily, each comprising 15-30 new products that need to be flawlessly presented. Our photographic editors are a critical part of the production team.

The scope of the job includes all elements of image retouching. The Retoucher will work in collaboration with the Creative Director, with other members of the production team, with the photographer and with members of the buying team to deliver imagery for the website on time and to the highest of standards.

Requirements:

• High technical proficiency with Photoshop
• 1-2 years experience retouching retail product imagery
• Work efficiently and effectively to deadlines
• Excellent time management and planning skills
• Strong understanding of colour correction
• A meticulous eye for detail

LPA, one of the UK’s leading photographers agents and photoshoot producers, are looking for an agency assistant to support the busy team.

The role will be varied! As well as helping with the day to day running of our office you will be assisting our marketing division, our production team and will be required to attend castings and shoots.

Only apply if you are a bright multi-tasker who is full of initiative. You will also need to be highly organised, methodical, energetic, enthusiastic and have excellent people skills. A knowledge of social media and Mac IT skills is also essential. A good understanding of Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.

Likely candidate will be a recent graduate or 1st/ 2nd jobber with a proven interest in the photography or media industry.

This is a full time, permanent position available from June 2013.

Starting salary will be in line with entry level jobs in this industry. Please apply with covering letter, CV and salary expectations to jobs@lisapritchard.com.

Unfortunately we don’t have time to respond to individual questions.

Deadline for entries is May 20th 2013.

Wyatt-Clarke & Jones Photo Agents are looking for someone reliable and well-organised for a paid internship. The job will be a mix of everything, for example, updating folios and keeping track of their whereabouts, answering phones, speaking to our photographers and clients, chasing payments, booking shoot crews / studios / flights, marketing and promotion, updating our databases etc.

We’re looking for someone with initiative and in turn we’d like to see you develop.

It would suit someone looking for their first job in this area, though having some experience of working within the industry would be an advantage. We’d even be interested in hearing from people with more experience, it’s the kind of role we can shape around the right person.

Applications by email only please and to this address: intern@wyattclarkejones.com

The Laundry Room is a new and fast-growing retouching house currently looking for a career-minded retoucher who’s passionate about photography and printing.

Starting in June, the post is initially a 3-month placement but there is the prospect of it becoming a full-time role for the right person.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2-years experience in retouching at a mid-high level in a fast-paced environment and have proven ability in beauty, hair, compositing, reshaping and colour.
They will be a fast learner and it’s essential they understand the nature of the various genres of work - editorial, fashion and advertising and the relevant time frames and techniques that come with each project.

Essential qualities:

Excellent technical knowledge of Photoshop CS5/6
Excellent understanding of Capture One for file processing from RAW camera
Proficient in CMYK proofing
Good understanding of colour and confidence in compositing
Excellent communication skills
Good organisational skills and immaculate presentation of work
Great attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines where necessary

Desirable qualities:

Experience in project management and delegation
A proven desire to keep up to date with new technologies within the still retouching field
Be proactive in their own development

Please send CV’s and examples of work along with a couple of lines as to why you think you might be suitable for the job to – katy@thelaundryroomlondon.com