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The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

The New York Times is an industry leader in visual journalism with reporting that includes extraordinary news coverage, investigations, and culture and lifestyle reporting. The Reporter Video team identifies compelling stories and brings the depth and breadth of our news report onto our site and other platforms through video that features the expertise of our world-class journalists.

This is a Senior Video Journalist role for someone who wants to produce, edit and publish short-form vertical videos with New York Times reporters on camera. We’re looking for an experienced candidate who is versatile enough to work on news, features, enterprise and investigative projects with colleagues across the newsroom. You have a well developed news sense and thoughtful story framing skills. You also have a refined understanding of video production and storytelling, including video editing, writing for narration and social copy, and a clear sense for how to creatively use graphics and animation to illustrate complex ideas. This role is for someone with a deep understanding of social video trends and who takes an innovative and adaptive approach to video formats and techniques.

Your portfolio and work samples should reveal a strong grasp of modern mobile video storytelling, and it should show that you have creative ideas and the ability to work on small or large teams. You are solid technically, ideas-oriented and have solid news judgment. Cinematography skills are an added asset. We’re looking for someone who excels on deadlines and has experience juggling multiple projects at any given time.

It is a hybrid position based in New York or Washington, D.C. and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities

• Script, produce, edit and publish a formatted series of vertical videos.
• Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors and other collaborators.
• Identify breaking news and enterprise across our news report and develop stories that are journalistically powerful and visually transformative.
• Collaborate with visual editors to develop video formats that bring our best journalism to new audiences.
• Work closely with video leaders and other newsroom reporters to ensure our work follows newsroom standards.
• Must be able to handle newsroom deadlines and juggle multiple projects at any given time.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• This role reports to a Senior Producer on the Reporter Video team in NYC.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Applications without links to video portfolios / work samples will not be considered.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between :

$124,979.94 - $152,000 USD

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and / or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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Full-time

Job function

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