Photo Apprentice (Editorial)

POSITION DETAILS:The Globe and Mail is seeking two photo apprentices for early career candidates will spend six weeks producing visuals for The Globe and Mail on all platforms. The work will include daily news business and feature photography as well as portraiture and video work. They will receive mentorship and training from The Globes photo desk video team and award-winning photojournalist Fred are flexible in terms of timing and location for these internships but candidates must be available to work full days. Candidates may be based in a major Canadian city or other parts of the country our focus is on finding photographers who show strong potential for visual storytelling. The timing of the placement will be coordinated with the successful education is not required; we encourage applications from all academic and professional backgrounds. What are we looking for then A candidate who has strong foundations in photojournalism experience in portraiture and a passion for telling visual stories about issues that matter to Canadians. The ideal applicants are excited about working in a collaborative fast-paced newsroom and want to become a professional freelance REQUIREMENTS:A drivers license and vehicle (or quick access to a rental vehicle)Your own photo gear: a DSLR with lenses covering common focal lengths flash smartphone and computerPhoto Mechanic is required as well as photo editing software (such as Photoshop)Some experience covering news storiesApplicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada through to December 31 is a six-week paid position classified as group C in The Globe and Mails Editorial Collective are due by Friday June 26at midnight Eastern Time. An email with the link to your application material should be submitted to: must include the following material in a single folder named FIRSTNAMELASTNAMEGLOBEAPPRENTICESHIP on a cloud storage service (e.g. Dropbox Google Drive etc.):A resume and cover letter in one documentA tightly edited portfolio of 20 different images consisting of news portrait and documentary workPhoto captions must be embedded in the filesAll files must be jpgs that are 1500 pixels on the long sideIf desired one project or other themed work that showcases your personal style can be included within the 20 imagesImages should be unedited and unfiltered aside from basic cropping and colour correctionWork can be published or unpublishedEnsure the shared folder doesnt require access to be granted and will not to the high volume of applicants we can only reply to those who will be considered for interviews.