The New York Times is hiring: Social Video Editor, Marketing (Temporary) in New

Social Video Editor, Marketing (Temporary)

New York, NY

Overview

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.

Marketing plays an important part in extending the journalistic legacy and mission of The Times into the future. Our job is to answer the question, “Why is quality journalism worth paying for?” We create award-winning marketing that expresses our mission, how we're leading the journalism industry and all the ways our readers can subscribe. Above all, we aim to be straightforward and relevant in our marketing — to prove how much we value our readers and subscribers.

Overview of the role The Marketing team is seeking a Social Video Editor, Marketing (Temporary) who will work as part of our in-house creative team within the Marketing department to develop and produce visual content for our marketing-led Instagram and TikTok platforms. You will imagine new ways to tell the stories that bring our messages to life.

You have experience with what makes social content compelling and be a versatile maker with the ability to edit video footage. The work will combine photojournalism, video footage, illustration, graphics, text and sound into engaging video-first content. You will report to the Director of Social and Influencer Creative, Marketing.

Responsibilities

• You will build engaging social videos in varying lengths and formats for Instagram and TikTok. These could range from repurposed pre-existing footage and projects to original production.
• You will partner with our social video team, strategists, writers and designers within our department and across the organization to help create video content at a level consistent with The Times's standards to increase brand awareness and subscription growth.
• You will maintain motion and video creative standards and social media best practices.
• You will demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will be based at our New York City Headquarters office.
• This is a hybrid role with a requirement of 3 days in office per week.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with social media and video creation, editing and brand marketing
• 5+ years experience conducting interviews, video creation and editing
• Understanding the steps needed to ideate, shoot, edit and deliver content.
• Proficiency with design tools such as the Adobe Suite and Figma.
• Design and motion graphics skills (e.g., Adobe After Effects).
• Understanding of mainstream and latest social platforms with an interest in how brands should participate in an authentic way.
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Portfolio with examples of past social video work for TikTok or Instagram.
• Newsroom experience preferred.

Note

Note: This is a Temporary role that does not include benefits.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between: $110,000 - $118,000 USD

Legal and Equality

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, disability, or other legally protected characteristics. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights Poster is available. The company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.