http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2011/10/corbis-folds-in-veer-adds-seattle-jobs.htmlSeattle’s Corbis Images is moving its Veer microstock images operations from Canada to Seattle, opening up 67 jobs locally, including tech and marketing positions.
The move involves closing Veer’s Calgary, Alberta, office at the end of the year. About 80 workers have been given notice of the move, said Jen Morgan, director of communications for Corbis, told TechFlash.
Corbis, which is owned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, purchased Veer in 2007. Veer launched in 2002.
Veer’s Calgary office has gone from 150 employees in 2007 to about 100 a year ago to the 80 affected by Corbis’ decision to move the operations to Seattle, according to the Calgary Herald.
In Seattle, Veer will maintain its brand, Morgan said. Veer provides user-generated photos and images for customers to use in ad and marketing campaigns on websites, corporate brochures and other formats. Veer’s stock photography and stock illustrations are aimed at customers looking for bargain-priced images.
Photo contributors will continue to have access to Veer’s platform to market their images.
Corbis has spent the past several months beefing up its images offerings to media clients, including the Splash News acquisition, the photo-distribution partnership with The Associated Press an investment in the freelance photo agency Demotix.
And now the Seattle-based digital images agency is looking to do the same for its commercial business that provides stock photos for ad and marketing campaigns and corporate reports, including Veer’s microstock offerings.
