Senior Video Journalist, Reporter VideoNew

About the position

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 temporary Senior Video Journalist role for someone who wants to produce, edit and publish short-form vertical videos with New York Times reporters on camera. You'll work with a reporter or reporters on a regular schedule to establish repeatable story formats based on the news. We're looking for a candidate with experience covering politics, a strong news sense, and thoughtful story framing skills. You also have a refined understanding of video production and storytelling, including video editing, writing for narration and social copy, and a clear sense for how to creatively 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.

Responsibilities

• Script, produce, edit and publish a formatted series of vertical videos.
• Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors and other collaborators.
• Identify breaking news and enterprise 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• 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.
• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.
• Available to work a flexible schedule.
• Experience making quick decisions under deadlines and a high-pressure newsroom environment.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive workforce
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants