The New York Times is hiring : Video Journalist, Reporter Video (Culture and Life

Video Journalist, Reporter Video (Culture and Lifestyle)

New York, NY

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 role for someone who wants to produce, edit and publish short-form vertical videos featuring New York Times reporters from our culture and lifestyle desks on camera. As a Video Journalist, you bring deep knowledge of culture and awareness of internet discourse and are enthusiastic about collaborating with colleagues reviewing and reporting on a range of topics from music and film to real estate. You have expertise in video storytelling, including video editing, writing for narration and social copy.

Your portfolio and work samples should reveal a strong grasp of modern mobile 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 City 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.
• Help identify news and enterprise across our culture and lifestyle report and develop stories that are journalistically powerful and visually transformative.
• Collaborate with visual editors who develop video formats that bring our best journalism to new audiences, whether working with reporters on camera or using voiceover or visual storytelling techniques including graphics and animation.
• 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.
• This role reports to a Senior Producer on the Reporter Video team in NYC.

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Apply with links to video portfolios / work samples.

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. We embrace a diverse workforce and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics. EEOC information is available here.

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