Company Description
Midnight Express is an independent online & free photography magazine based in Paris, dedicated to visual storytelling, documentary practices, and contemporary photographic creation from around the world. The magazine explores diverse photographic voices across cultures, territories, and generations through photo essays, interviews, exhibition reviews, and open calls. With an international and image-driven perspective, Midnight Express aims to reveal the complexity, beauty, and fragility of the world we live in. It provides a space where photographers, artists, and visual storytellers can share their work, ideas, and vision in a thoughtful and critical editorial environment. The publication treats photography as a way of observing, questioning, and preserving the traces of our time, positioning itself as a destination for in-depth, narrative-driven visual content.
Role Description
The role of photo editor is a freelance position, available wherever you are in the world, in which the successful candidate will be responsible for creating editorial content designed to captivate and inform an international audience with a passion for photography and visual storytelling. On a day-to-day basis, this role involves researching and writing photographic essays, artist profiles, interviews, reviews of exhibitions and books, as well as feature articles on topics related to contemporary photography and documentary photography.
The photo editor will work closely with the editor-in-chief to structure stories, refine the pairing of images and text, and ensure consistent adherence to the magazine’s tone and standards. Their responsibilities will include proposing story ideas, conducting interviews (both in person and remotely), fact-checking, and revising content based on feedback from the editorial team.
This role also involves keeping up to date with trends in photography and attending exhibitions and events.
An ideal role for writers looking for publication opportunities or students studying journalism or photography.
Skills
- Excellent writing and editorial skills, ideally with experience in journalism covering the arts, culture, or photography.
- Strong knowledge of contemporary and documentary photography, including key photographers and movements.
- Ability to conduct research, synthesize complex information, and develop insightful articles and reviews built around strong narratives.
- Experience conducting interviews and writing feature articles or in-depth stories that effectively integrate visual and textual elements.
- Excellent command of English.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, meet deadlines, and follow an editorial calendar.
- A background in journalism, art history, photography, media studies, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusive and non-discriminatory editorial practices.
