World Press Photo in Amsterdam is looking for a Project Manager Contest for 0.9 to 1.0 fte | Vacancy for a Paid position, Full-time, Part-time | Deadline: 06-05-2024
The World Press Photo Foundation believes in the power of showing and the importance of seeing high-quality visual stories. Our purpose is to connect the world to the stories that matter.
For over six decades, the World Press Photo Foundation has been working from its home in Amsterdam as an independent, nonprofit organization. In that time, the world has changed continuously, and new developments in the media and technology have transformed journalism and photography. Our mission has expanded, and we draw on our experience to guide photojournalists, documentary photographers, and audiences around the world through this challenging and exciting landscape.
Our annual contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. In 2021, we launched a new strategy and are now implementing a regional model to all our activities in order to better represent the ‘world’. The contest is now organized into six regions – Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America and Southeast Asia and Oceania – and entries are reviewed by independent regional and global juries. The winning stories are shared with an online community of over 2.5 million people, in the yearbook and our traveling exhibition, which was showcased in 66 locations in 29 different countries last year.
The World Press Photo Foundation is currently looking for a project manager contest, starting in June of this year.
Project Manager Contest
0.9 to 1.0 FTE (36 to 40 hours per week) | starting at the beginning of June
The contest, which the Foundation has organized since 1955, is at the heart of everything we do. It falls under the Programs department that is currently made up of four team members dedicated to facilitating the photo contest, winners program, educational programs and outreach activities. Managing it would mean working together with the international documentary and photojournalism sector, from global picture editors to world-renowned photographers, as well as underrepresented talent.
The Project Manager Contest will be responsible for essential parts of the photo contest during the planning and implementation of the contest, the production period and the winners event. Next to the contest projects, the project manager contest will also work on education and outreach projects, like our Joop Swart Masterclass, and various workshops, trainings and outreach events, through which we educate the profession and the public on the making of the stories that matter around the world, and encourage debate on their meaning.
We work in a detail oriented way, with the bigger picture always in mind. What motivates us is providing a platform for the best work in photojournalism and to facilitate the processes that enables us to share those stories. Over the coming years the team plans to further build on the regional model with finding new partnerships in the regions, increasing submissions from underrepresented regions through outreach, and organizing local networking events.
Your tasks
- General responsibility for strategy, set up, planning and implementation of the contest, including jury selection, preparation and supporting the regional and main jury etc.
- Responsible for planning and implementing elements of the photo contest, such as
- Setting up the contest (rules, categories, jury selection, judging platform etc.);
- Registration checks and entrant support;
- Preparing and implementing judging sessions;
- Overseeing post processing checks;
- Coordination of winners material, including digital assets;
- Managing (parts of) the contest outreach.
- Coordinate elements of the winners program and other events (i.e. lectures, meetings, panels).
- Manage education and outreach projects and events
- Coordinating parts of the Joop Swart Masterclass;
- Setting up and managing other educational workshops and events;
- Coordinating outreach activities or events, including the Winners’ Program;
- Research and development of selected programs;
- Maintaining relationships with industry contacts.
Your profile
We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a purpose driven team. World Press Photo is a dynamic and fast-paced environment that requires strategic thinking, as well as a practical approach, problem-solving skills and a high attention to detail. We are looking for someone who is proactive, takes initiative, and actively seeks out opportunities. We are looking to hire someone who meets the following criteria
- You have a relevant bachelor or master degree.
- You have 5+ years of relevant experience in project management.
- You have understanding of the field of photography, media, and/or journalism.
- You have technical knowledge of (digital and analogue) photography, file formats, and post production techniques.
- You are a self-starting, well organized individual with an eye for detail.
- You have excellent project management skills.
- You show motivation, dedication and a positive and solutions-oriented approach to your work.
- You are able to work with flexibility, under pressure and with deadlines.
- You are a team player with strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills in both written and verbal forms.
- You demonstrate cultural sensitivity and are diplomatic.
- You have an understanding of online platforms and pick up new online environments quickly.
- You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. A second language would be an asset.
- You are living in or near Amsterdam or within a reasonable distance.
Our offer
We offer a project manager role in the Programs team with a variety of tasks and responsibilities in a dynamic working atmosphere. You will work in a highly purpose driven environment at the heart of the organization: the annual contest, education and outreach programs. The project manager contest reports to the Contest Manager. The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam. The total staff of the organization is on average 25.
We would like you to start at the beginning of June with a one-year contract. Working hours are 36 to 40 hours per week. During the contest season from December to March, the workload is very high and comes with over hours, which can be compensated for later in the year. We currently offer the opportunity to work hybridly from office and home, with 2 or more days a week at the office.
At the moment, this position is only open to EU citizens or individuals with an existing valid work permit for the EU.
General information
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact Anna Lena Mehr, Programs Director (anna@worldpressphoto.org), +31 (0)20 676 6096 or Erik Jager, HR Director (erik.j@worldpressphoto.org), +31 (0)20 676 6096.
The World Press Photo Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications that can make the organization a better reflection of society.
Application
Please respond in English before 11:00 CET on 6 May 2024 by filling in the application form through the button below. Please submit both your cv and a letter of motivation as a pdf document. You can start your application by clicking the button ‘Apply now’.
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More information about the organisation: see our website.