Audience Editor, AI & Emerging Platforms

The New York Times; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Times seeks an Editor, Audience – AI and Emerging Platforms to surface journalism on AI platforms with precision, context and editorial standards. You will bridge the newsroom, Partnerships, Legal and the AI Initiatives team to shape and manage relationships from an audience perspective.

This in-office role in New York City requires 7+ years in digital journalism, deep AI knowledge, and a data-driven approach to measure impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital journalism with a demonstrated track record of working with AI and emerging platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of the search landscape, including AI and emerging technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to drive work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify new surfaces, features or platforms to distribute our journalism, experiment with programming strategies and report on the results.
• Act as newsroom adviser alongside the Partnerships team when assessing potential agreements with AI companies, ensuring any use of journalism on external platforms aligns with editorial values, newsroom priorities and audience goals.
• Provide regular insights to leadership on how AI discovery is impacting the traditional audience funnel – and what kind of audience strategies can shape that funnel.
• In collaboration with the Platform Partnerships team and Legal, stand up ad hoc projects for major tentpole events and special projects that we want to appear on external AI surfaces.
• Regularly report on how The Times and other news organizations appear in queries.
• Oversee strategic audience partnerships with AI platforms and ad hoc projects for major tentpole events and special projects, identify and manage vendors capable of tracking our presence on AI platforms in partnership with our technical SEO and data teams.
• This role reports to the Audience Deputy, Strategy and Enterprise

Skills

AI and emerging platforms knowledge

7+ years in digital journalism

Strong writing and editing skills

Independent and fast-paced work

Job description

The New York Times seeks an Editor, Audience – AI and Emerging Platforms to surface journalism on AI platforms with precision, context and editorial standards. You will bridge the newsroom, Partnerships, Legal and the AI Initiatives team to shape and manage relationships from an audience perspective.

This in-office role in New York City requires 7+ years in digital journalism, deep AI knowledge, and a data-driven approach to measure impact.