Testing Logistics Coordinator, NYT Wirecutter

thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation and sick days

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a testing logistics coordinator for Wirecutter in New York City. You will manage testing spaces and schedules, coordinate with journalists, and ensure safe, efficient testing across facilities, labs, and offsite locations.

You will maintain systems for calendars, budgets, and supplies, lead trainings, and collaborate with editorial and creative teams to improve workflows, processes, and documentation, while upholding journalistic independence.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a product testing, inventory, or project management-based role.
• Experience creating and maintaining internal systems, processes, and databases, especially inventory tracking.
• Experience juggling various priorities, assignments, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute testing projects in our Long Island City testing facility, remotely, and at offsite locations, such as labs.
• Work with journalists on day-to-day logistics for their testing, including schedules, supplies, test plans, set up, and break down.
• Manage test product purchasing, including tracking shipments, inventories, reconciling transactions and budgets, and ensuring policy compliance.
• Ensure adherence to all legal and safety requirements around testing are met and documented.
• Work frequently with video and photo teams on visual and creative projects that involve testing or test spaces.
• Collaborate with the editorial operations and creative teams to document and iterate on our testing processes, develop new team and newsroom workflows, optimize communication and visibility around all testing, and lead trainings.
• Plan and facilitate special testing projects and initiatives, including our paid tester program, public testing events, or outside media appearances related to testing.
• 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

Product testing

Inventory tracking

Project management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Google Workspace

Airtable

Slack

Miro

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.

About the Role

Wirecutter is looking for an experienced, organized, and collaborative testing logistics coordinator to help run our Long Island City test spaces and support newsroom-wide testing. As part of the Testing Logistics team, you will make our rigorous product testing possible. You will also make our journalists' work more efficient, with a focus on keeping products, schedules, and test spaces moving smoothly across teams and projects.

You will work with the Manager, Test Space and Testing Logistics and the Deputy Director of Editorial Operations & Testing to prioritize and execute on all testing across the newsroom. This will include managing calendars, testing set‑ups and breakdowns, and test‑space usage for teams across Wirecutter. You will help maintain and improve our editorial systems and playbooks for testing. Additionally, you will be a key point of contact and consultation for journalists planning testing in our LIC facilities, remotely, and at off‑site locations. You'll also help manage testing budgets and relationships and scheduling with contractors and suppliers. You'll help forecast future needs - spaces, processes, equipment, and budget - to achieve Wirecutter's testing and journalism goals.

You will be New York-based.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and execute on testing projects in our Long Island City testing facility, remotely, and at offsite locations, such as labs
• Work with journalists on day‑to‑day logistics for their testing, including schedules, supplies, test plans, set up, and break down
• Manage test product purchasing, including tracking shipments, inventories, reconciling transactions and budgets, and ensuring policy compliance
• Ensure adherence to all legal and safety requirements around testing are met and documented
• Work frequently with video and photo teams on visual and creative projects that involve testing or test spaces
• Collaborate with the editorial operations and creative teams to document and iterate on our testing processes, develop new team and newsroom workflows, optimize communication and visibility around all testing, and lead trainings
• Plan and facilitate special testing projects and initiatives, including our paid tester program, public testing events, or outside media appearances related to testing
• 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 the Deputy Director, Editorial Operations & Testing, Wirecutter

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of experience in a product testing, inventory, or project management-based role
• Experience creating and maintaining internal systems, processes, and databases, especially inventory tracking
• Experience juggling various priorities, assignments, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, Airtable, Slack, Miro, and other project and database management tools
• Experience managing a production, studio, or similar workspace with projects or events to coordinate

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with product testing or reviewing products

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Additional Compensation and Benefits:

• Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
• 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

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$80,000 - $90,000 USD

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