Stills Curation Specialist - Photo Editor - Nonfiction / Standup

Job Description

Are you in love with both the beauty of imagery and the efficiency of computers? Are you an avid fan of all things television, especially reality television and stand up comedy? Do you love Queer Eye, Love is Blind or The Circle as much as you love Ginny & Georgia and Bridgerton? Do you have a deep passion for photography and telling impactful stories through the medium? Are you comfortable discussing Kubrick's cinematography as well as the fundamentals of A/B testing? If so, read on.

We are looking for a driven and innovative Photo Editor to join the Creative Studio team who will serve as an integral player in the creation and exploration of in-stream stills for Netflix Original content. The perfect candidate will be comfortable executing on both creative and A/B testing. The role requires a high level of creativity, an inquisitive, innovative personality and a strong project management background. The Netflix Photo Studio specializes in capturing impactful imagery that shapes, enhances and supports our Global marketing, publicity, and product campaigns for our Netflix Original content including series, films, and documentaries.

The Role:

Your primary role will be curating image assets directly from the video source files on a per title basis and providing image strategy at large. Your work will span across many titles within our global catalog, and you will be a part of testing efforts to determine what stills truly compels users to watch a title. This position will work closely with the Unscripted Series and Comedy Specials Photo Campaign Manager, Creative Studio designer's and the Unscripted Originals Creative Producer team.

This job is based in Los Angeles and reports to the Photo & AV Studio Director.

Production Tasks:
• Curate imagery to best promote our standalone titles on the Netflix platform. (Standup Specials)
• Curate episodic imagery on the Netflix platform. (Includes Unscripted Series, and Day Of/After Broadcast)
• Curate supplemental video imagery on the Netflix Platform, including teasers, trailer, and montages
• Lead Quality Control (QC) of stills based assets to ensure excellence on the service
• Collaborate with internal Product Creative Design team and Creative Producers on image strategy and selection for Product Artwork on the Netflix platform

Innovation Tasks:
• Curate strategic imagery for innovation projects on and off the Netflix service
• Support Image Testing productization (title level strategy for innovation)
• Cross-collaborate with Creative Producers and Designers
• Troubleshoot toolset inefficiencies and collaborate with engineers and tooling experts on production optimizations
• Identify and implement ways to improve our image processing algorithms
• Work closely with a group of peers to efficiently scale asset suites

Skills:
• Creative/Editorial background in regards to television industry is preferred
• Visual merchandising and digital media experience
• Photography or editorial experience
• Previous experience in production/editing
• Experience with digital asset management and or content management systems is a plus
• Experience or interest in image processing algorithms, machine learning, building image data sets, and computer vision
• Ability to manage projects from end-to-end with no supervision
• Ability to provide constructive feedback in positive way when needed
• Nice to have: Design experience

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r714y8-18-220-160-216-42 in your application.