The 15th of March marked the 15th anniversary of the American and Allied forces invading Iraq as part of “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. We complied our stories about the Iraq War and it's consequences.
Skin Deep | Robin Hammond
For National Geographic, Robin Hammond explores and questions the genetics of race and roots of scientific racism.
Development Manager: Call for applications!
Development Manager: Call for applications.
*Deadline to apply: April 1st, at 23.59 Amsterdam Time. Find below all the requirements / information regarding the position, and how to apply.*
NOOR seeks a dynamic, revenue-focused and strategically minded
Development Manager to ensure the successful delivery of NOOR’s
mission through effective development and operational excellence.
The NOOR team in Amsterdam is a young, diverse and creative group
of individuals and we are looking for an eager and hard-working person
As a full member of the team, you will gain hands-on experience and
work towards the delivery of the team’s end product:
Creating global impact through visual stories with integrity and
passion.
About NOOR:
Since its establishment in 2007 as both a photo agency and foundation,
the international roster of NOOR’s accomplished and award-winning
member photographers have documented civil and political unrest,
environmental issues, war, famine, and natural disasters throughout the
globe. It is an abiding commitment to the fundamental power of
photography to bear witness to the struggle for human rights and social
justice that form the principles of NOOR.
NOOR – an Arabic word meaning light – seeks to contribute to a
growing understanding of the world by producing independent visual
reports that stimulate positive social change and impact views on issues
of global concern.
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Your tasks
You will work with members of the NOOR Team. Your role exists to create business opportunities and sales from existing content and other activities for NOOR.
- Support the growth and development of NOOR.
- Develop fundraising strategies and co-writing project proposals to provide visibility and profits with existing NOOR content.
- Maintain and expand NOOR Educational program and activities.
- Actively contribute and support the Managing Director in the strategy development of NOOR shop.
- Packaging and developing strategies to repurpose and reuse existing NOOR content through Editorial, Exhibition, NGO’s, Campaigns, Publishing, Film and large individual and group projects while implementing strategic initiatives to achieve revenue targets.
- Price negotiation, budget preparation and overview, project evaluation, oversight of the project-management process, sale and promotion of archive work, and inventive ways to give “new life” to NOOR’s existing work.
- Apply new revenue models and business opportunities including developing marketing strategy for the NOOR shop.
- Initiate and oversee organization and touring of exhibitions and accompanying book publications.
- Establish an operational plan incorporating goals and objectives that support the achievement of NOOR’s strategic directions
Your profile
- You possess sales experience
- You have a strong interest in business/photography/visual arts/ cultural management/marketing/media
- You have excellent communication skills to engage new clients and maintain relationships with existing clients, while ensuring ethical and quality placement of NOOR content across various platforms.
- You are a quick-thinking self-starter who has the ability to multitask.
- You are creative, well organized and have a good eye for details with an ‘all-hands on deck’ attitude
- You are expert in Office and Creative Software
- You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. A second language would be an asset.
Information
NOOR is a collective uniting a select group of highly accomplished photojournalists documenting, investigating and witnessing our world.
We offer a position with a variety of tasks and responsibilities in a dynamic working atmosphere. We would like you to start on the 1 May 2018. Working hours can be somewhat flexible depending on events, but on average you will work 40 hours per week.
NOOR wants to enhance the diversity of its workforce. We do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of age, gender, race or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. We encourage applications that can make the organization a better reflection of global society.
This position is at the moment only open to EU citizens or individuals with existing valid work permit for the EU.
This position is based in our offices in Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact NOOR Office – 00 31 20 21 42 040 – job@noorimages.com
Please respond in English by 1 April 2018 and submit both your CV and a letter of motivation (as a PDF).
Terms and Conditions
Salary: €30 - 35k annual brutto depending on experience + 8% holiday allowance
Contract: 1 year renewal
The Island of the Colorblind | Sanne De Wilde wins the Zilveren Camera 2017
Sanne De Wilde's project The Island of the Colorblind was awarded the Zilveren Camera 2017 in the storytelling category. Her project will be exhibited at the Museum Hilversum until March 25th, 2018.
One Day in My World - Mental Health in Croatia
Robin Hammond's new story on the heroic efforts of one institution in Croatia trying to make the lives of people with mental health issues better is now published on Witness Change's campaign website for One Day In My World : http://www.onedayinmyworld.com/
The Croatian government, in contravention of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, is actively trying to thwart the heroic efforts of the institution and its remarkable director to free people with mental health conditions. Please share this story to let them know that locking away people for life because of they have an illness is inhumane and must stop.
Too Young to Wed - Auction sale
Andrea Bruce and Tanya Habjouqa have donated two of their iconic prints to support the Too Young to Wed Foundation. All the proceeds of the auction will go to the foundation to support their mission in protecting girls' rights and end child marriage.
POYI - Environmental Vision Award for Andrea Bruce, Francesco Zizola, and Kadir van Lohuizen
NOOR and the NOOR Foundation are very proud to announce that Andrea Brucewon this year's Pictures of the Year Internation (POYI) Environmental Vision Award for her story "A Place to Go: Open Defecation and Sanitation".
Kadir van Lohuizen is a finalist to this award with his project Wasteland. Francesco Zizola was recognised for the award for his work on the Last Sustainable Tonnara.
Wives & Children of Russian-born Islamic State fighters return from Iraq and Syria
For deVolkskrant, Yuri Kozyrev documents the return of wives and children of Russian-born ISIS fighters.
Where Will We Go? | Rising Sea Levels
Kadir van Lohuizen's project "Where Will We Go? The Consequences of Rising Sea Levels" will be on show in Miami from February 26th to April 12th.
Participants for the Nikon-Noor Academy Belgium masterclass
We are delighted to announce the 15 participants selected for the Nikon-NOOR Academy, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium between from 19th to 22nd of March 2018.
We would like sincerely thank all the people who sent forward their applications and congratulate the photographers who will participate in the workshop with Benedicte Kurzen, Sanne De Wilde and Pep Bonet.
Claudia Cuomo
Claudia Gori
Judith Helmer
Alix Jacops
Andréa Mantovani
Pauline Niks
Benedetta Ristori
Marie Tihon
Francesca Todde
Anouk van Tiel
Sasja van Vechgel
Valentin Bianchi
Brecht De Vleeschauwer
Matthieu Rosier
Lavinia Parlamenti & Manfredi Pantanella
We are excited to meet & work together in Brussels!