Overview
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The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. We have a world-renowned newsroom that reports from nearly 160 countries. We focus on how readers experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. Our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
The Times is a leader in visual journalism with reporting that includes breaking news, investigations, and culture and lifestyle coverage. The Reporter Video team identifies compelling stories and brings the depth of our reporting to our site and other platforms through video that features the expertise of our journalists.
This role focuses on producing, editing and publishing short-form vertical videos daily, and is versatile for news, features, enterprise and investigations with colleagues across the newsroom. You should have expertise in video storytelling, including editing and writing narration and social copy, and a strong sense of the digital landscape.
Your portfolio should demonstrate modern mobile video storytelling, ability to learn quickly, generate creative ideas, and work well on small or large teams. You should be technically strong, ideas-oriented and possess solid news judgment. Cinematography skills are a plus. We value deadlines and the ability to juggle multiple projects.
This is a hybrid position based in New York and requires regular in-office attendance each week per departmental guidance.
Role
Please note we have two positions with the following schedules, and we are open to having one of these roles based in Washington DC:
Tuesday – Saturday
Sunday – Thursday
Responsibilities
Write, produce, edit and publish short-form vertical videos every day.
Identify breaking news and enterprise across our news report and create video that features the expertise of our journalists, whether working with reporters on camera or using voiceover or visual storytelling techniques including graphics and animation.
Write scripts, wordsmith text and copy edit.
Experiment with various forms of short-form vertical video storytelling.
Collaborate with visual editors to generate video formats that bring our best journalism to new audiences.
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.
Report to a Senior Producer.
Basic Qualifications
4+ years of video storytelling, video editing and production experience at a news organization.
Excellent news judgment and proven ability to work with colleagues and reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into a tight, informative and engaging video.
Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.
Experience creating original videos that intelligently incorporate audio, video, still images and text.
Strong video editing skills with Adobe Premiere.
Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics and animation in storytelling.
Preferred Qualifications
Able 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 and After Effects).
Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team.
Available to work a flexible schedule.
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: $113,270.67 - $136,000 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.
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Job details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries: Newspaper Publishing
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In Summary: The New York Times is a leader in visual journalism with reporting that includes breaking news, investigations, and culture and lifestyle coverage . The Reporter Video team identifies compelling stories and brings the depth of our reporting to our site and other platforms through video that features the expertise of our journalists . This role focuses on producing, editing and publishing short-form vertical videos daily .
En Español:
La misión del New York Times es buscar la verdad y ayudar a las personas a entender el mundo. El periodismo independiente está en el corazón de todo lo que hacemos como empresa. Tenemos una redacción de renombre mundial que reporta desde casi 160 países. Nos centramos en cómo los lectores experimentan nuestro periodismo, de impresión a audio hasta un destino digital y de aplicación de clase mundial. Nuestra estrategia comercial se centra en hacer que el periodismo sea tan bueno que valga la pena pagar por él. The Times es líder en periodismo visual con informes que incluyen noticias recientes, investigaciones y cobertura cultural y estilo de vida. Valoramos los plazos y la capacidad de hacer malabares con múltiples proyectos. Este es un puesto híbrido basado en Nueva York y requiere una asistencia regular a las oficinas cada semana, ya sea trabajando con periodistas en cámara o utilizando técnicas de narración visual incluyendo gráficos y animación. Por favor tenga en cuenta que tenemos dos posiciones, y estamos abiertos a tener uno de estos roles basados en Washington DC: martes sábado domingo jueves Responsabilidades Escribir, producir, editar y publicar vídeos verticales cortos todos los días. Identificar noticias breaking y empresa a través de nuestro informe de noticias y crear video que presenta la experiencia de nuestros periodistas, ya sean trabajos estrechos en la cámara o el uso de voz o técnicas de narrativas visuales incluidas gráficas y animaciones. Escribir guiones, texto semillado y audio. Experimentar con varios tipos de historia vertical corto-forma. Colaborar con editores audiovisuales para generar ejemplos de redacción de historias disponibles dentro del programa de trabajo. Para ello, abrazamos a una fuerza laboral diversa que tiene una amplia gama de antecedentes y experiencias en todas nuestras filas, en todos los niveles de la organización. Alentamos a las personas de todos los orígenes a solicitar. Somos un Empleador de Igualdad de Oportunidades y no discriminamos sobre la base del sexo, edad, raza, color, credo, origen nacional, alienaje, religión, estado civil, embarazo, orientación sexual o preferencia afectiva, identidad y expresión de género, discapacidad, rasgo genético o predisposición, estatus de portadora, ciudadanía, estatuto veterano u militar y otras características personales protegidas por la ley. Todas las solicitudes recibirán consideración para el empleo sin tener en cuenta las características legalmente protegidas. Los correos electrónicos enviados por cuestiones no relacionadas, como el seguimiento de una solicitud, no recibirán respuesta. La Compañía considerará aún más a los solicitantes calificados, incluidos aquellos con antecedentes criminales, de manera consistente con los requisitos de las leyes "Fair Chance" aplicables. Para obtener información sobre las prácticas de privacidad del New York Times para candidatos a empleo haga clic aquí. Por favor tenga cuidado con publicaciones fraudulentas de puestos de trabajo. También puede presentar un informe con la Comisión Federal de Comercio o su fiscal general estatal. Detalles del trabajo Nivel de antigüedad: nivel medio-senior Tipo de empleo: Función laboral a tiempo completo: Marketing, Relaciones Públicas y Industrias de redacción/editación: Las referencias para publicar periódicos aumentan sus posibilidades de entrevistar en The New York Times por 2 veces Estamos desbloqueando el conocimiento comunitario de una nueva manera. Los expertos agregan información directamente a cada artículo, comenzado con la ayuda de IA. #J-18808-Ljbffr