Senior Video Journalist: Live News Coverage

The New York Times Company

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 152,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

The New York Times Company is seeking a Senior Video Journalist for Live Video Production in New York City. The role focuses on breaking and developing news, producing immediate updates with short video clips, and driving live blog coverage with a strong visual narrative.

You will coordinate coverage plans, collaborate with the Live News team, and manage production timelines in a fast-paced newsroom environment. Experience with live coverage and CMS is a plus.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of journalism, video storytelling or video production experience.
  • Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and able to edit quickly and accurately.
  • Strong editorial news judgment and writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own and coordinate coverage plans for news video in live blogs and related programming work.
  • Collaborate with the Live news team to plan for upcoming news events and visual opportunities.
  • Monitor the news day across core areas of coverage.
  • Identify opportunities to improve workflow, project tracking and automated reminders for production updates.
  • Manage workflow and process documentation.
  • Pitch visually driven videos for live blogs.
  • Guide the work of others on the team by overseeing clips and assigning daily news targets.
  • Experiment with different forms of vertical and mobile visual storytelling.

Skills

Video journalism
Adobe Premiere Pro
Editorial judgment
Social media

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

The New York Times Company is seeking a Senior Video Journalist for Live Video Production in New York City. The role focuses on breaking and developing news, producing immediate updates with short video clips, and driving live blog coverage with a strong visual narrative.

You will coordinate coverage plans, collaborate with the Live News team, and manage production timelines in a fast-paced newsroom environment. Experience with live coverage and CMS is a plus.

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