New York Times
divh2Editor, Social Visuals/h2pThe 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. Its why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. Its 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 its why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that its worth paying for./ppThe New York Times is continuing to expand our presence across social media platforms. The Social Visuals teams core mission is to identify compelling visual stories across the depth and breadth of our report. We showcase the expertise of Times journalists, share urgent news updates, and promote and elevate some of our most compelling visual material. The team applies expert design, photo editing, art direction and social platform expertise to the visuals that lead and accompany the way our work is presented to our audiences off platform./ppThe Editor, Social Visuals is responsible for defining and implementing the visual strategy for The Timess off-platform reporting. You have a clear vision of how to create the biggest impact with our visuals wherever we publish and will bring an elevated, distinctive aesthetic and a strong narrative-driven quality to the Times social media presence. This role requires a nuanced approach: developing standardized structures and flexible formulas to ensure speed and scalability. You will articulate your strategic vision and help lead its successful execution. You will manage and motivate a cross-functional team of editors and designers while fostering a collaborative approach with the rest of the organization./ppThis is an in-office position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week./ppstrongResponsibilities:/strong/pulliManage and mentor a team to produce urgent, compelling, and high-quality visuals across all social platforms, ensuring we meet strategic goals for reach and distinction./liliEmphasize card-based formats across platforms, establishing best practices for combining visual editing and writing, and maintain synergy and collaborative opportunities with the Home team./liliDevelop a high-level social visuals strategy and playbook, considering different platform needs./liliOversee new tools and provide training for cross-functional teams to expand the scale and 24/7 availability of high-quality visuals./liliEmbrace measures for success that combine editorial and visual judgment with data and Audience feedback about engagement, growth and specific reader responses./liliPartner with the Audience team to clearly define social visual resources for both breaking news and enterprise executions, working with social editors to structure shifts within resource constraints./liliContribute strategic insights and plans to Social leaders, counseling them on best visual practices and fostering a trusting dialogue on strategy, programming, and visual quality./liliRefine systems and workflows that ensure the team upholds visual and journalistic standards and documentation to clarify best practices and routines./liliChampion the use of tools and resources that help the Times grow at scale and enable other teams to create high-quality visuals that support our off-platform report./liliCollaborate closely with the Photo, Graphics, Design, and Video desks to oversee asset usage and maintain communication with newsroom desks to ensure signature visual journalism has a sharp presence in social feeds./liliMaintain a conversation with the Reporter Video unit for overlapping work and inspiration./liliProvide bespoke direction and editing on high-priority and enterprise packages with a strong visual element, assigning a social visuals editor to collaborate with the Audience team./liliDrive the efficient use of visual assets for both off-platform distribution and the homepage./liliConduct regular meetings to review visual quality and set visual priorities with the team each day/liliProvide regular feedback, coaching, and training to adjacent editors (Social and desk audience editors) to enhance their visual editing and making skills./liliManage and support your direct reports, including recruiting and hiring, career development, and training./liliDemonstrate 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./liliYou will report to the Editor, Digital News Design with a dotted line to the Editor, Social Media and Emerging Platforms./li/ulpstrongBasic Qualifications:/strong/pulli8+ years of experience, including collaborative design and project management, preferably in a digital newsroom or publication./liliManagement and leadership experience/liliProven experience producing and editing visual journalism/liliDeep understanding of evolving trends on mainstream and emerging social channels./liliKnowledge of digital tools and programs, including content management systems./liliTrack record of developing successful visual approaches for a range of platforms./liliA refined visual design sensibility; hierarchy, typography, color, space./liliWell-versed in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma./li/ulpstrongPreferred Qualifications:/strong/pulliStrong news judgement, and a deep understanding of journalism ethics and independent reporting./liliDesign or Visual background at a major news organization./liliExperience working collaboratively to develop formats for visual journalism on a range of platforms/liliStrong organizational and collaborative talents/liliStrong communication and diplomatic skills/liliA passion for visual storytelling and breaking news, feature and enterprise journalism./liliComfortable managing multiple projects on a variety of timelines in a fast-paced and often challenging environment/liliFlexibility to work extended hours/li/ulpThe annual base pay range for this role is between: $160,000 - $175,000 USD/p/div