Content Curation & Research Lead, EMEA (Fixed Term Contract)

The Opportunity

The Content Curation & Research Lead for the EMEA region works directly with our sales team to ensure a high level of service is provided to our Enterprise customers. In this role, you will be responsible for curating high-quality photography, illustration, video footage, and music from across Shutterstock’s vast asset libraries, support our highest value clients with their content needs and use your expertise to support other members of the team.

Note: This is not a perm status role but on a fixed term contract basis estimated through September 2025. This role will be hybrid, expected in the London office 1-2 days a week. 

The Day to Day:

• Manage a team of curators and researchers, inclusive of direct reports and supervision of contract-based researchers as needed.

• Reactively and according to client briefs, create collections from our in-house library of visual and audio content including curations created based on conceptual requests.

• Collaborate with content strategists to proactively curate collections that anticipate client needs for both commercial and editorial content according to industry verticals, market trends and editorial events & holidays.

• Meet or exceed the Service Level Agreement (SLA) in regard to accurate and timely completion of research and curation requests on a daily basis.

• Analyze and understand unique brand guidelines for key customers to ensure reactive and proactive curations adhere to these guidelines.

• Record detailed descriptions of content gaps and identified trends in research requests and communicate these to the broader content team in support of content acquisition activities. 

• Share insights and best practices with the sales team and clients to support proper communication and usage of content research and curation services.

• Attend client meetings on demand to promote our service, to discuss specific briefs and share tips and tricks on using our platform. 

• Work with account managers and their clients to support large projects such as refreshing brand libraries.  

What you’ll Bring to the Role:

• BA/BFA/BS in Photography/Video/Graphic Design or a related discipline

• Minimum of 3 years experience in the stock industry or a closely related field

• Related work experience or education within the field of communication arts, graphic design, advertising or art history.  

• A clear aptitude for visual, auditory and verbal problem solving

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (multiple languages a plus)

• Affinity for the English language and its many nuanced and different ways of describing concepts, ideas and stories

• Highly organized and resourceful with a meticulous attention to detail

• A discerning curatorial eye for different genres of photography, illustration and video

• Conscientious and able to work under deadline pressure in a calm and collected manner both individually and as part of a larger team

• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize duties, and track research requests

• Extensive knowledge of the stock industry and related fields. 

Why Shutterstock

• You have a direct impact on the success of the company. Your team’s work matters and is essential to the evolution of our core business!

• Executive leadership cares personally. They prioritize growth and planning your career path with your goals and passions in mind.

• Flexibility to work between home and office with everything you need to be successful in both. 

Shutterstock connects diverse artists and creative professionals around the globe with the agencies, brands and people who need their work and services. It’s a place where creators come to be inspired and discover new ways to produce their best work. Shutterstock enables its employees to drive culture and tap into the world around them to develop the toolbox and solutions that help others share their world views. At Shutterstock, your ideas will be welcomed, your uniqueness will be celebrated, and you will be  supported in presenting your view of the world as you  experience it. We’re champions of resiliency;  quickly learning from our shortcomings in our pursuit of continuous growth.

Diverse teams are critical to our success. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply and we commit to creating and maintaining a culture where employees know they belong and have equal opportunities to succeed.

At Shutterstock, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. The compensation package offered may vary depending on employment experience, skills, and knowledge. You may also be eligible for our generous benefits package including health, wellness and financial benefits. Compensation ranges for candidates in locations outside of the location(s) below may differ based on the cost of labor, market, and additional factors.

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Shutterstock Values

We are one team collectively focused on creating an unrivaled experience for our Customers and Contributors. Our Values represent the mindset of the employee who will thrive at Shutterstock.  If you are passionate about what you do, and want to become part of a cutting-edge technology company building industry leading products, please apply.

Shutterstock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Suitably qualified and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply  regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Shutterstock ensures that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accommodation_request@shutterstock.com.