Senior Staff Editor, Off Platform Graphics

The New York Times Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Restricted stock

401(k) plan

Job summary

The New York Times Company is seeking a Senior Staff Editor for Off Platform Graphics in New York, NY. You will lead the presentation of our graphics journalism across social, newsletters and print, guiding adaptation, editing and craft of visuals for diverse audiences.

You will coordinate with Social Visuals, Audience and Print Hub teams, ensure high-impact, independent reporting visuals under tight deadlines, and mentor a team of visual journalists to extend the reach of our journalism.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience producing and editing visual journalism or multimedia graphics at a major news organization.
• Strong writing and editing skills and experience synthesizing complex information under strict deadlines.
• Deep familiarity with visual storytelling devices (maps, charts, diagrams, 3-D modeling or motion graphics).
• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects) and Figma proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and execute unified visual styles to translate complex data into digestible assets for off-platform formats.
• Produce and edit news graphics under tight deadlines during breaking news periods.
• Guide and edit the work of other visual journalists translating interactives and graphics for off-platform formats.
• Lead all off-platform visual production and coordinate with Social Visuals, Audience, Graphics and Print Hub teams.

Skills

Visual journalism

News judgment

Deadline-driven

Storytelling

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

After Effects

Figma

Job description

Senior Staff Editor, Off Platform Graphics

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.

About the Role:

The Graphics department at The New York Times seeks to hire an experienced and versatile senior visual editor to manage and execute the presentation of our graphics journalism in formats beyond nytimes.com , including social media, email newsletters and the print newspaper. This is a high-impact role designed for a senior journalist who wants to pioneer best practices and drive our off-platform visual storytelling.

You will guide the adaptation of complex graphics for audiences on social media, including Instagram, Facebook, X and other emerging surfaces. You will be responsible for coordinating strategy with the Social Visuals team and for assigning, editing and in some cases crafting graphics to meet that strategy, and help to do the same for Times newsletters, including The Morning and On Politics. And you will work with the Print Hub to coordinate production and edit graphics for the Times print edition.

You possess impeccable news judgment and have extensive experience creating and editing a wide range of types of information graphics. You operate with autonomy to proactively identify new opportunities to extend the reach of our journalism.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize and execute unified visual styles that can effectively translate complex data, maps and diagrams into digestible, high-impact visual assets to fit a variety of formats.
• Produce and edit news graphics under tight deadlines during breaking news environments.
• Guide and edit the work of other visual journalists who translate interactives, spatial models and breaking news graphics into these formats.
• Expertly and independently carry out all aspects of visual production, serving as the primary leader of all off-platform displays.
• Work with the Social Visuals and Audience teams to direct the packaging of graphics journalism off-platform.
• Maintain strong relationships and coordinate across other multidisciplinary desks (Graphics, Design, Video and the Print Hub) to track projects and establish publishing workflows.
• 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.
• You will report to a deputy graphics editor.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional experience producing and editing visual journalism or multimedia graphics at a major news organization.
• Deep familiarity with visual storytelling devices, including a strong portfolio demonstrating hands-on execution of maps, charts, diagrams, 3-D modeling or motion graphics.
• Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects) and Figma.
• Experience with creating, editing or art directing graphics for a print publication.
• Strong writing and editing skills and experience synthesizing complex information and work on strict deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with tracking off-platform traffic trends and optimizing display assets (headlines, thumbnails, custom visual cards) to maximize audience engagement.
• Experience managing or guiding visual journalists.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

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Additional Compensation and Benefits :

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$124,979.94 - $145,000 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

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.

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