Testing Logistics Lead — NYC Newsroom Labs

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 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.