Video Journalist, Opinion

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. 

Times Opinion is hiring a senior video journalist. You will focus on original reporting, producing and editing of our enterprise video journalism.

You have extensive journalism experience and are passionate about making videos that live at the intersection of news, opinion and documentary film. You have an extensive track record of pitching, producing and editing timely, visual, impact-driven digital video.

You will work with a high degree of autonomy in developing and pushing story lines beyond what is already in the pages of the Times. You are eager to innovate, thrive on collaboration and have strong news judgment.

You're a self-starter who can dig deep and craft nuanced storytelling, but you're equally excited to jump on breaking news. You can spot trends, generate scoops and have a track record of juggling multiple projects at once.

This position is based in New York and requires four days a week in the office. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Pitch original groundbreaking journalism.

• Produce, report and script and edit enterprise video stories.

• Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors and other collaborators.

• Identify news and enterprise opportunities 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 Opinion writers to ensure our work follows newsroom standards.

• Must be able to handle newsroom deadlines and juggle multiple projects.

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of journalism experience, including multimedia storytelling, video producing and editing, production experience at a major news organization or production company.

• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.

• Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics and text.

• Excellent news judgment and reporting skills, with a proven ability to work with colleagues and other reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into a tight, informative and engaging video.

• Video editing skills with Adobe Premiere.

• Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics and animation in storytelling.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with open source reporting.

• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team.

• Available to work a flexible schedule.

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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