Staff Photo Editor, Business

The New York Times Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable pay

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times Company in New York, NY is seeking a seasoned Photo Editor to oversee photography and video for the Business desk across platforms. You will lead and develop pitches with strong visual potential, and drive innovative digital story forms.

You should bring passion for multimedia journalism and broad knowledge of current visual formats, with the ability to guide staff and freelance photographers and collaborate with editors across desks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a newsroom or equivalent.
• Experience assigning and directing photojournalists in various situations.
• Expertise in handling electronic images, photography usage and copyright issues.
• Strong technical skills with digital tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools and social media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, pitch, develop, edit, pace and build powerful visual stories for multiple platforms.
• Maintain high standards of photography and multimedia assigning for feature, news and enterprise stories across platforms.
• Identify, vet and onboard new contributing photojournalists.
• Collaborate with writers, reporters, editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual stories.
• Demonstrate editorial judgment with editors and legal for vetting, copyright and ethics.
• Coordinate with editors and security to ensure safety of photojournalists in the field.
• Maintain desk photo budget and process invoices.

Skills

Photojournalism

Direct photojournalists

Digital tools

Photoshop

PhotoMechanic

Video editing

Social media

Tools

Photoshop

PhotoMechanic

Adobe Premiere

Job description

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.

A Photo Editor for The New York Times has a creative eye and an innovative approach to formats and mobile-focused presentations. You should bring sharp technical skills and sound journalistic judgment to join a team creating visual journalism—still and video— for breaking news, features and enterprise stories for on- and off-platform publishing.

The primary duties of the job are to conceptualize and assign photography and video for the New York Times’ Business report, and to select and publish images and video for multiple platforms of The New York Times. You will assign and research a wide array of news and feature photographs and video, working productively with staff photographers, freelance photographers, wire services, agencies and all other sources of pictures, as well as editors, designers, and reporters in the newsroom. You will engage our staff and freelance photographers to identify and develop pitches with strong visual potential, producing strong photographic, video and multimedia displays with an eye toward innovative digital story forms and presentations.

You have a strong demonstrable passion for multimedia, journalism and photography of all kinds, and possess a broad knowledge of the current photographic, video, visual and social media landscape, including digitally innovative formats and mobile‑first multimedia presentations. You must be a team player and a good communicator, and must initiate and develop ideas for photographs, short video clips and visual stories in different formats.

This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office 4 days each week.

Responsibilities

• Conceive of, pitch, develop, edit, pace and build powerful and innovative visual stories with attention to detail in a fast-paced newsroom
• Maintain the highest standard of photography and multimedia assigning for feature, news and enterprise stories for all platforms including mobile, print and social
• Identify, vet and onboard new contributing photojournalists as needed. Ensure that new contributors are versed and committed to ethical journalistic rigor, independence and integrity. Build relationships with the photographers you are directing through briefings, regular contact and feedback
• Collaborate with writers, reporters, editors, visual editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual story opportunities
• Demonstrate strong editorial judgment, working with Times editors and legal department for all vetting, copyright, legal and ethical questions
• Focus on working with a diverse range of subjects and photographers, keeping our global and multigenerational audience in mind
• Coordinate with Business desk editors and security team members to ensure the utmost preparation, training and safety of our photojournalists in the field
• Maintain and meet your desk’s photo budget, process/approve invoices in a timely fashion
• Attend photo department meetings to report and share your desk’s visual priorities
• 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
• This role reports to a Deputy Editor of Photography

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a newsroom or equivalent
• Experience assigning and directing photojournalists in a variety of situations
• Expertise in handling electronic images, photographic usage and copyright issues
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in digital tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools and social media platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• An enthusiasm for visual journalism and current events, coupled with keen news judgment and a firm sense of journalistic ethics
• Strong organizational, communication and collaborative abilities.
• Knowledge of Adobe Premiere is a plus
• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects in fast-moving environments
• The initiative to take on and learn new technologies and tasks.
• Openness to working a flexible schedule as news demands.

Additional Compensation and Benefits

• variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
• medical benefits
• dental benefits
• vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• company-matching 401(k) plan
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid vacation
• paid sick days
• paid parental leave
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development programs
• For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process

$113,945.85 - $115,000 USD

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