Overview
UN Women seeks an Artistic Photographer to provide professional photography services in Ukraine, capturing high-quality, ethical, and compelling images of women and girls in humanitarian and crisis-affected settings to support UN Women's communications priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake photography assignments in the field, ensuring respectful, dignified, and rights-based visual representation of women and girls.
- Adhere strictly to UN Women’s ethical guidelines, safeguarding principles, consent protocols, and branding and visibility standards.
- Coordinate closely with UN Women communications focal points to understand assignment objectives, key messages, and deliverables.
- Deliver edited, publication-ready photographs within agreed timelines and technical specifications.
- Ensure that the final image files are in the agreed formats, properly captioned and tagged where required, and submitted within the agreed timeframe.
- Ensure that all visual materials align with UN Women’s values, do no harm principles, and security considerations.
- Produce a curated set of digital high-resolution, professionally edited photographs per assignment.
- Provide accompanying captions and basic metadata for each image.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of proven experience in documentary or photojournalistic projects, preferably focused on human rights, gender equality, or social issues.
- Demonstrated experience with international organizations or media outlets.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in photography, visual arts, media studies, communications, journalism, or a related field is required.
- Formal training or certification in photography, visual communication, media production, or a related field is an asset.
- A Master’s degree in arts, media, communications, or a related discipline would be an asset.
