Assignment Specialist - New York (15809)
New York, NY
Marketing & Revenue – AMER Sales /
Full-time
/ Hybrid
Assignment Specialist
Location: New York, NY
Type: Hybrid (Occasional work on-site at events)
Who You Are:
This position works directly with the paid assignments team to provide production support. They plan and collaborate closely with all aspects of paid assignment shoots including, but not limited to photographers, product specialists, picture desk, event operations, clients and publicists.
Your Next Challenge:
- Runs the overall delivery of paid assignment work in conjunction with the paid assignment sales team
- Event Management: Assists product specialists in all areas of assignment pre and post-production
- Works closely with event operations to ensure the best level of production support (this includes the field editors, technology, and asset management teams)
- Maintaining industry awareness which includes keeping up to date on breaking news, sporting events, celebrity events, or pop culture, etc.; familiarizing oneself with photographer work, events, etc.; keeping up to date on technological trends for use in events, assignments, or shoots
What You'll Need:
- Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in this field
- Photo editor and retouching experience is a plus
- Experience with digital asset management systems
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools, ClickUp, SalesForce, Concur, Ceros, Adobe Photoshop, FTP
- Extensive knowledge in a specialized field required, i.e. Sport, Entertainment, News, or Public Relations
- Demonstrates independent judgment and thorough thought processes, as well as strong troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced and pressurized environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What You Can Expect (Mental and Physical Demands):
- Frequent communication with others to exchange information.
- Frequent sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing; Time of each will vary.
- Constant operation of computer
- Constant assessment of accuracy and thoroughness of the work assignment
- Occasional work on-site at events
$47,200 - $63,000 a year
The starting salary range for this position at the time of posting is USD $47,200 to USD $63,000 per annum. Getty Images has different ranges in different locations within the US, and this range represents the starting base pay range. Actual compensation will depend on factors including but not limited to: qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, certification, business needs, performance, and level of responsibility along with the requirements of the position. The company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any point in the future. Getty Images is committed to the health and well-being of its employees and benefits for full-time permanent employees may include participation in the company incentive program, equity, and benefits package which is inclusive of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid company holidays and time off, and paid parental leave. Visit our career site to learn more about our career opportunities and Diversity & Inclusion commitments.
Who We Are:
Getty Images is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash, we offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer—no matter their size—around the globe.
Getty Images encompasses the largest and best path to market for visual creators through their premier brands including its core, Getty Images; iStock, a value offering of creative stills and videos providing a significant volume of exclusive content to small and medium-sized businesses; and Unsplash, a free offering of creative stills servicing the fast-growing and broad-based creator economy.
Help us move the world with images! Bringing award-winning imagery to everyone, Getty Images has customers in almost every country in the world, with websites in 23 languages, bringing the world’s best content to media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, small businesses and increasingly, direct to consumers.
Getty Images works with over 516,000 contributors and image partners to provide comprehensive coverage of more than 160,000 news, sport, and entertainment events around the globe. With over 520 million assets, of which over 320 million are digitized, encompassing the latest global news, sports, celebrity, music and fashion coverage; exclusive conceptual creative images; and the world’s largest commercial archive. New content is added daily, with 8-10 million new assets added each quarter.
Getty Images offers the most exclusive and unique creative and editorial visual content globally. The breadth and quality of our content allow our customers and partners to tell their stories with greater creativity and accuracy, thereby eliciting more emotion and enabling more action. Getty Images moves the world —whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving. Getty Images offers the highest quality and most diverse visual content, based on industry-leading expertise and innovation.
Leadership Principles
As a company, we're committed to living these Principles every day. Here's how we support our mission to be the best place to work globally.
We are trustworthy, transparent, and honest
We love character, authenticity, and integrity.
We always raise the bar
Excellence is our norm; we get better through endeavor, curiosity, and speed.
We collectively bring solutions
We love debate but collaborating to solve problems for ourselves and our customers is everyone’s responsibility.
We care, are kind, courteous, and respectful
We will not tolerate rudeness.
We reject biased behavior and discrimination
We seek to understand biases in all forms. We call out biases and discrimination when observed and take action where responsible.
We are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences
Diversity and inclusion are never done, but we are passionate in their pursuit.
We are one Getty Images with no silos
We share goals and accountability; we and actively seek information and expertise; we make time for our peers.
We deliver on our commitments, and commercial goals
With one voice and shared accountability.
We put the customer at the heart of everything we do
We listen to, anticipate, and exceed customer needs, adapting as they evolve.
We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives. Women, gender-nonbinary, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world with images and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire on the basis of merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
