The New York Times Company is hiring: Senior Video Journalist, Magazine in New Y

Senior Video Journalist, Magazine

The New York Times Company is hiring a Senior Video Journalist for its Magazine. This in‑office position in New York City requires regular attendance four days a week. Candidates should have strong video production and storytelling skills and a deep understanding of magazine journalism.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Senior Producer, Video desk, and magazine editors to create video shows for the magazine.
• Script, produce, edit, and publish a formatted series of vertical videos.
• Work with cinematographers, video editors, and other collaborators, both internally and externally, to execute video projects.
• Work closely with video leaders and magazine staff to ensure work follows newsroom standards.
• Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth.
• This role reports to the Senior Producer, Magazine in NYC.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of journalism experience, including multimedia storytelling, video editing, and production experience at a major news organization or production company.
• Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics, and text.
• Excellent news judgment and reporting, with a proven ability to work with colleagues and other reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into tight, informative, and engaging video.
• Video editing skills with Adobe Premiere.
• Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics, and animation in storytelling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to meet deadlines and adapt to change within an unpredictable news and production environment.
• Design and animation skills, including experience with design and animation software (Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects) and a clear grasp of typography, layout, color, motion, and behavior.
• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.
• Passion for magazine journalism.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule.
• Experience making quick decisions under deadlines and a high‑pressure newsroom environment.

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

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base pay range for this role is $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. We embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across 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.

The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable "Fair Chance" laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

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