Senior Video Journalist, Reporter Video

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 global 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, developing creative visual approaches, and a clear sense for how to 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 work could range from producing videos with the International desk to working closely with colleagues on investigations.

Your portfolio and work samples should reveal a strong grasp of vertical 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.

This is an in-office position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely 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 news and enterprise opportunities 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.
• You will report to a Senior Producer on the Reporter Video team in NYC.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of multimedia storytelling, video editing and production experience at a major video outlet or production company
• Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics and text
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud
• 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 creating original videos that intelligently incorporate audio, video, animation and text
• 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
• Video editing skills with Adobe Premiere
• Design and animation skills including experience with design and animation software (Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects) and a clear grasp of typography, layout, color, motion, and behavior would be a bonus
• Advanced knowledge of current events and deep experience covering breaking news stories in the US and internationally
• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera
• 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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Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$124,979.94—$152,000 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

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