Senior Specialist, Creative Development

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Getty Images is hiring a Senior Specialist, Creative Development for EMEA in London to lead creator engagement and deliver differentiated visual content. You will cultivate relationships with photographers and videographers, guide projects from concept to execution, recruit new regional talent, brainstorm content ideas, manage multiple campaigns, and provide constructive feedback to raise quality. The role demands a strong creative vision, 5+ years in visual communications or advertising, excellent communication and presentation skills, community management experience, and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, PC/MAC tools, and AI technologies. This hybrid, 1-2 days in the London office position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and a passion for inclusion. To apply, tailor your portfolio to show regional impact, quantify recruitment and content-creation outcomes, and demonstrate leadership, initiative, and a customer-focused mindset that aligns with Getty’s values.

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The Creative team provides customers with original, relevant, and contemporary visuals. Through an industry-unique combination of consumer research, proprietary data, and three decades of trend reporting experience, the team delivers actionable insights that guide customers to the visual content that connects with consumers. Closely collaborating with our contributor base of photographers, videographers, and illustrators around the world, the team develops market leading, authentic, and differentiated content.   Who You Are: You have a strong creative vision and a deep understanding of photography, videography, and the visual landscape. You are an effective communicator with experience in creative industries, proficient at connecting with and influencing image and video-makers. You have a keen eye for identifying good talent and recruiting photographers and videographers who would be well suited for stock content. Passionate about Diversity & Inclusion, you bring diverse perspectives to your work. A self-starter, you work autonomously and collaboratively, managing multiple projects effectively.
As a Creative Development Senior Specialist in EMEA, you will support the local creator community by engaging, inspiring and educating them to produce high-quality work that meets customer needs. Reporting to the Director of Creative, you will collaborate with Creative Insights, Contributor Relations, Custom Content, and Creator Engagement in EMEA to deliver relevant local content.

Your Next Challenge:

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with photographers and videographers to inspire and produce high-end creative content.
• Regularly communicate content needs and provide creative direction to creators via email, Discord, and Zoom, guiding them from concept to execution.
• Identify and recruit new talent within the region.
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and develop new content ideas.
• Manage and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously.
• Provide constructive feedback to creators to enhance their skills and ensure content quality.
• Curate and review creative assets to meet differentiation standards and customer needs.
• Promote and showcase creative work internally and externally, both verbally and in writing.
• Collaborate and brainstorm with the Creative team on community matters and industry trends.
• Write briefs for creators and VisualGPS shoot spotlight articles.
• Support the organization of regional Create events for creators.
• Follow internal workflows and processes to ensure efficient project management and alignment with company standards.
• Occasionally lead and take responsibility for specific internal workflows and processes as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Relevant degree in visual/creative media.
• Expertise in photography/videography; experienced in photo and video production, art direction and shoot management.
• 5+ years in visual communications or advertising.
• Strong creative vision and ability to create compelling content.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking and inspiring creators.
• Experience in community management.
• Knowledgeable about the visual market and content creation.
• Proficient in PC/MAC, MS Office, project management tools, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to independently complete tasks and projects while being accountable for deliverables and outcomes.
• Proactive in sharing ideas and solutions.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Familiarity with AI technologies

This role will be hybrid and working 1 to 2 days per week in our London office.

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame. We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world.  Working at Getty Images Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals.  We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.  Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market.  Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours.  Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.