Senior Community Editor — Hybrid NYC, Drive Reader Engagement

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Job summary

The New York Times in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Editor to work directly with reporters, writers and editors to build a vibrant online community around our journalism. This role emphasizes identifying opportunities for journalist participation in comments, editing posts for length and tone, and training staff on best practices.

You will report to the Community Editorial Lead and thrive in a fast-paced newsroom, with four days in the office and some flexibility for remote work per

Qualifications

• 5+ years of editorial experience with news organizations or media companies.
• Excellent editorial judgment and project management skills.
• Demonstrated interest in the online community ecosystem.
• Passion for The New York Times mission and commitment to be part of our innovation and growth.

Responsibilities

• Identify articles and storylines that would benefit from journalist participation in the comments, and reach out to editors and reporters in advance of publication.
• Edit posts for length, clarity and tone, helping to grow the number of journalists who are independently posting in creative ways that align with our style.
• Collect high quality examples of reporter participation and help train the global newsroom on best practices.
• Make Community team initiatives more visible and useful to the wider newsroom and enterprise by writing regular internal updates.
• Build pathways to community surfaces by embedding comments across the report and help track their effectiveness.
• Pitch and execute on community-first initiatives that deepen reader-reporter relationships, e.g. AMAs, UGC roundups
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and improve tools that make journalist participation easy and intuitive.
• Help to develop guardrails and approaches for staff to participate in conversations about hot-button topics across the report.
• 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.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Project management

Online community

Editorial experience

Newsroom mission alignment

Job description

The New York Times in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Editor to work directly with reporters, writers and editors to build a vibrant online community around our journalism. This role emphasizes identifying opportunities for journalist participation in comments, editing posts for length and tone, and training staff on best practices.

You will report to the Community Editorial Lead and thrive in a fast-paced newsroom, with four days in the office and some flexibility for remote work per