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Photo Job in Iraq
Found a link to this website, they posted an advert for a Job as a picture editor in Iraq if anyone is interested…
Their Website – http://www.photoshelter.com/c/metrography
Bearing in mind the post is Unpaid… However accommodation is provided and it would be no doubt good for the CV!
Metrography is the first (and only) Iraqi photo agency. Our offices are in Sulaimaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan, but – we have photographers in every governorate across Iraq. While the agency is still in its infancy, our market is the Iraqi press. However, once we’ve got the ball rolling, we’ll be targeting the international press.
The Photo Editor’s Position:
1. To caption and keyword the existing archive
2. To caption and keyword incoming photos
3. To stay on top of the news and make sure Metrography is covering it
4. To commission photo stories from around the country
The Photo Editor will have a translator to help with contacting the photographers as well as keeping on top of the news. The translator will be instructed to watch Iraqi satellite television as well as scan different news websites to help the photo editor. Prerequisites for Photo Editor are a fluent command of written and spoken English and a good sense of humor and lots of energy.
Hours: It will be a 5 day work week from 9am to 5pm, although the hours will be flexible as news ebbs and flows. The position will be minimum one month. For the time being, there’s no maximum…
As I mentioned in the post, for the time being there just isn’t the money to pay the Photo Editor. This is a purely volunteer position. I wish it weren’t so. As “payment” we can offer the Photo Editor Room and Board with a 3 month visa to Iraqi Kurdistan. FYI, this is NOT a visa to the rest of Iraq and CANNOT be used outside of the Kurdish region. Transportation and Translation for days off when you want to go and do your own stories.
We’re looking for someone to start within the next 4 weeks. Please let me know asap if this is possible for you.
We’re also interested in summer positions, but I’ll be in touch about those after the March elections.
Thanks again for all your interest. – Sebastian and Kamaran – Contact: sebastian@sebmeyer.com
Metrography is Iraq’s First and Only Independent Photography Agency
- We are a photography agency covering all 18 of Iraq‌s governorates from Al-Basra to Zakho.
- We use local photographers which gives us unrivaled knowledge and access in every region of the country.
- Our 65 photographers come from all the different regions of Iraq and speak Arabic, Kurdish, English, Assyrian, and Turkmen along with dozens of local dialects.
- We cover everything from News to Features, Sport, and Publicity.
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