Visual Editor, Special Projects

thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Times seeks a Senior Editor for Projects & Initiatives to lead large-scale visual storytelling efforts that connect the newsroom with business and R&D. This in-office role in New York requires coordinating across desks and managing both staff and freelancers to publish ambitious, multimedia stories.

You will guide editorial ideas into visual concepts, supervise teams, and collaborate with editors, designers, and video editors, maintaining Times values and independence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of editing experience in a newsroom environment.
• Experience in one or more visual journalism disciplines: design, information graphics, video journalism or photojournalism.
• Ability to conceive and create stories that integrate video, photography, text and audio.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong editorial judgment and design sensibility; translate priorities into multimedia storytelling.
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
• Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset with strong journalistic instincts.
• Deep understanding of Times journalism values and evolving visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, commission and edit special projects in various story forms.
• Lead and coordinate large-scale, quick-turnaround visual projects.
• Serve as a nexus between newsroom, business, R&D and subbrands.
• Engage with business and advertising colleagues on confidential partnerships.
• Collaborate with freelance staff and other newsroom departments to deliver ambitious visual projects.
• Manage the work of staff and freelance reporters and contributors.
• Shape editorial ideas into visual and multimedia opportunities.
• Act as a project manager for multimedia projects, calling meetings and deadlines.

Skills

Editing leadership

Visual journalism

Entrepreneurial mindset

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Editorial judgment

Design sensibility

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

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.

Projects & Initiatives is a newsroom team dedicated to telling stories and serving audiences using innovative reporting and packaging techniques, sometimes sustained by commercial, nonprofit or other funders and advertisers. We prioritize projects that generate broader learnings for the newsroom, whether through new visual formats, audience engagement or reporting techniques.

This desk serves as a nexus between the newsroom, the business side, Research and Development (R&D) and our subbrands, aligning ambitions, priorities and major opportunities across these groups.

Recent examples of the team's work include explorations of pasta tourism , the hidden LGBT history of Harlem , the scary future of New York flooding and the wildly popular series about the mathematics of everyday life .

You will lead and coordinate large-scale and quick-turnaround visual projects that align with this mission. You bring an entrepreneurial mindset, strong journalistic and digital instincts, and the diplomatic skills to unite disparate groups while upholding Times values and our evolving visual storytelling.

Journalistic judgment, creativity and meticulous attention to detail are essential, as is a proven record of publishing ambitious work, collaborating across teams, and translating story ideas into compelling visual concepts and vice versa.

This is an in-office position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, commission and edit special projects in a variety of story forms.
• Lead and coordinate large-scale and quick-turnaround visual projects that align with the Special Projects mission and incorporate opportunities for technological experimentation.
• Serve as a nexus between the newsroom, the business side, R&D and subbrands, aligning ambitions, priorities and major opportunities across these groups.
• Engage with business and advertising colleagues on confidential commercial partnerships and weigh commercial interests as a feature of the presentation of editorial content
• Work in partnership with freelance staff, visual journalism desks, other newsroom departments, the R&D team and outside organizations to deliver ambitious visual projects.
• Manage the work of staff and freelance reporters, among other contributors.
• Work with Projects and Initiatives's leadership to shape editorial ideas into visual and multimedia story opportunities.
• Act as a point person/project manager for multimedia projects, calling meetings, setting deadlines, providing feedback and supporting development.
• Collaborate closely with editors on other desks, as well as video, photo and graphics editors, designers and art directors across the newsroom.
• Help drive the desk to create new digital experiences and story forms.
• Guide the team toward greater fluency when it comes to conceptualizing, editing and executing new story forms.
• Show strong editorial judgment, working with Times editors, standards and legal department for ethical and legal questions.
• 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 Managing Editor.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of editing experience in a newsroom environment, with a focus on visual journalism.
• Substantive experience within one of the following visual journalism disciplines: Design, Information graphics, Video journalism or Photojournalism.
• Demonstrated ability to conceive and create compelling stories that incorporate video, photography, text and audio.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong editorial judgment and design sensibility with a proven ability to translate editorial priorities into compelling and/or innovative multimedia storytelling
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
• Technical and visual resourcefulness, including the ability to assess the relevance of emerging technologies to our journalism and their potential for strong journalistic outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset, with strong journalistic and digital instincts.
• Deep understanding of the values of Times journalism and of our evolving visual storytelling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Management experience
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule as news demands
• A passion fo