Visual Journalist – Thomson Reuters (Australia)

Reuters Pictures is looking for a dynamic and talented Visuals Journalist to report from Australia and be based in Sydney. We are looking for a team player and a self-starter with plenty of initiative to generate story ideas and inject a creative approach to storytelling. She or he will have a good understanding of the news agenda in Australia – from politics and sports to entertainment, culture, lifestyle and business news.

The pictures and video news industry is going through a period of significant transformation, driven by the rapidly shifting habits of news consumers and ever-changing technology. The successful candidate should have extensive experience in photography and at least a basic knowledge of shooting video, as well as a desire and capacity to learn more.

We want someone who has excellent communication skills, an unflappable temperament, and a passion for visual journalism. She or he must be able to work closely with visuals colleagues and reporters.

A commitment to preserving the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias is essential.

About the Role

As a Visual Journalist, Australia, you are responsible for the following:

• Ensure Reuters wins the biggest news stories and support the rich photojournalism of Wider Image storytelling in Australia.
• Guide the pictures reporting in Australia and manage a network of freelance contributors.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in responding to changing assignments including the ability to work under pressure with patience in complex situations.
• Participate in covering stories with multimedia teams.
• Pitch and develop story ideas on a wide range of subjects including climate change.
• Ensure safety newsgathering protocols are followed and well-communicated.
• Obey local laws and regulations when carrying out news reporting.

About You

As a Visual Journalist, Australia, you should possess the following:

• Minimum four years’ experience in visual journalism.
• Willingness to travel to breaking news stories, often at short notice.
• Proven storytelling skills, and a desire to work on long-term, deeply reported stories.
• Excellent news judgment and in-depth knowledge of the pictures business.
• Good understanding of the latest digital technologies for photographing, filming, editing and transmitting visuals.

What’s in it for you

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

Reuters: The Real World in Real Time

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.