Associate Picture Editor

Job Description

Reuters is looking for an enthusiastic entry-level Photo Editor with advanced English skills and a sharp eye for detail, capable of sifting through the thousands of images our photographers produce each day.

You will join our global team from Barcelona, Spain, helping to edit Reuters' world-leading news picture service. In this role, you will contribute to the daily picture production and ensure our clients receive accurate, compelling, and timely visual journalism.

Our Global Pictures Desk ensures the quality, accuracy, and speed of delivery of news images to clients worldwide. We are part of a dynamic newsroom where picture, video, text, and graphics journalists work together to produce a distinctive professional news service. We are often among the first to see the news as it happens.

Please note: this role requires working from the office at least four days per week.

The start date is planned for November / December 2026.

Key Responsibilities

As an Associate Picture Editor, you will:

• Gather and assess images sent by editors and photographers from around the world.

• Edit photographs and research, write, and refine photo captions in English quickly and accurately for delivery to Reuters clients.

• Maintain close operational links between Pictures, Text, Video, and Digital teams to support integrated news coverage and production.

• Live edit coverage of major breaking news, sports, and entertainment events.

• Apply Reuters editorial standards to ensure accuracy, speed, and quality under deadline pressure.

Required Qualifications

You are a strong fit for the role if you have:

• Fluent written and spoken English (at least C1 level).

• Demonstrated interest in photography and journalism.

• A passion for news and visual storytelling, with a strong awareness of current affairs.

• Good news judgment, strong visual instincts, and a curiosity for spotting developing stories.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure.

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work carefully and accurately under deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Any relevant journalism early-career experience.

• Working knowledge of Apple computers and Adobe Photoshop.

• Any additional language would be an asset.

You must be willing to work as part of a global 24/7 rotating shift operation, including weekends, public holidays, and overnight shifts.

This is an opportunity to work on some of the world's biggest news, sports, and entertainment stories while collaborating with Reuters journalists across multiple continents.

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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.

• Industry Competitive 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.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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