Business Investigations Editor

Lensa; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is hiring an experienced editor to lead the Business desk's investigations team at The New York Times in New York City. This hybrid position focuses on producing high-quality investigative journalism across a range of topics. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in journalism and management, with strong commitment to ethical reporting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of journalistic and management experience required.
• Ability to make sound, independent judgments about quality and process.
• Previous experience as an investigative reporter is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of reporters for investigative journalism.
• Generate ideas for news and enterprise stories.
• Coordinate with various departments to structure stories.

Skills

Journalistic ethics

Management experience

Investigative reporting

Job description

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, New York Times, is seeking professionals in New York, NY. Apply via Lensa today!

The mission (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) 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 seeking an experienced, ambitious editor to run the Business desk’s investigations team, a small group of reporters whose mandate is to produce agenda-setting accountability journalism.

The ideal candidate is someone with many years of experience editing and managing reporters and complex investigations. The team’s projects in recent years have focused on a diverse range of topics, including the country’s air traffic control system; pharmacy benefit managers; cutting-edge tax avoidance techniques; and hospitals, nursing homes and unnecessary medical procedures.

This is an excluded, hybrid position, based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities

• You will manage a team of reporters, with responsibility for staffing decisions.
• You will generate ideas for news and enterprise, not just for their reporters but for the desk as a whole.
• You will help determine the desk’s investigative coverage and assign and edit news stories and enterprise stories.
• You will help identify topics and figure out reporting avenues, to advise on source relationships, to vet documents and sources, to overcome reporting roadblocks and to help structure stories.
• You will do extensive coordinating with photo, graphic and data journalists in Business and with editors and reporters on other desks as well as the masthead and The Times’s legal department.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Business Head Editor.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• The backbone to withstand aggressive pushback, impeccable ethics and a commitment to open-minded journalism
• 7+ years of journalistic and management experience, with the ability to make sound, independent judgments about quality and process
• 5+ years of experience serving as a leader on coverage spanning subjects and desks
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as an investigative reporter is a big plus
• A willingness to be flexible as the newsroom’s needs evolve
  
  

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

REQ-018054

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$170,000 — $200,000 USD

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here (https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal) .

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email [e-mail]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here (https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2020/06/NYT_Applicant_Privacy_Policy.pdf) .

Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site (https://www.nytco.com/careers/) . The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.

If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at [e-mail]. You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) or your state attorney general (https://www.consumerresources.org/file-a-complaint/) .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Lensa by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Business Editor” roles.

New York, NY $90,000.00-$115,000.00 6 days ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 1 week ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $70,000.00-$90,000.00 5 days ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $100,000.00-$130,000.00 10 hours ago

New York, NY $70,000.00-$85,000.00 2 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $50,000.00-$55,000.00 6 days ago

Hoboken, NJ $85,500.00-$122,566.66 2 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $70,000.00-$90,000.00 1 week ago

New York, NY $80,000.00-$95,000.00 3 weeks ago

New York, NY $120,000.00-$140,000.00 1 week ago

New York, NY $68,000.00-$82,000.00 2 months ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $85,000.00-$110,000.00 1 month ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 3 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $90,000.00-$110,000.00 5 days ago

New York, NY $80,000.00-$100,000.00 3 months ago

New York, NY $84,353.00-$100,000.00 4 days ago

New York, NY $100,000.00-$125,000.00 1 week ago

New York, NY $150,000.00-$195,000.00 2 weeks ago

VP, Flagship Publications - C13 (Hybrid)

New York, NY $129,840.00-$194,760.00 1 week ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.