Reuters is seeking a dynamic, experienced leader to oversee our visual news coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. This role manages video and photography teams, requiring the ability to deliver breaking news, and produce high-impact long-form and feature stories.

About the Role

As our Africa Visuals Editor, you will:

Lead and Develop: Develop and execute a strategic vision for expanding Reuters' video and photography coverage across Africa, significantly increasing our breadth and depth.

Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a geographically diverse team of staff and freelancers, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment. Advocate for your team's success and professional development.

Storytelling Excellence: Drive compelling storytelling across diverse topics, including politics, business, culture, climate, environment, and human interest, showcasing fresh perspectives and voices to a global audience.

Breaking News & Feature Reporting: Lead coverage of breaking news, demonstrating agility and decisiveness, while also championing in-depth investigative and long-form pieces.

Collaboration & Innovation: Collaborate effectively with editors and reporters across various locations and formats. Champion innovation in visual storytelling techniques and technologies. Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to enhance our news coverage.

Client & Audience Understanding: Demonstrate a deep understanding of Reuters' client needs and digital audience engagement strategies.

About You

To be our Africa Visuals Editor, you will likely have:

Exceptional journalistic skills with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in at least one visual medium (video or photography). Experience leading in both is highly desirable.

Proven ability to manage and mentor large, geographically dispersed teams, including freelancers.

Demonstrated success leading fast-paced breaking news coverage and developing impactful feature stories.

Strong understanding of the African landscape, its diverse cultures, and key socio-political issues.

Familiarity with current visual storytelling technologies and digital platforms.

Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Please note, the deadline for applications is Sunday 2nd March 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of visual journalism in Africa. If you are a passionate, driven leader with a deep commitment to impactful storytelling, we encourage you to apply.

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What's in it for you

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth: 

Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities  

Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists 

Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days 

Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories. 

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.  

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Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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