Weekend Staff Editor, Social Visuals

Thenewyorktimes; New York (NY); On-site; USD 113,945 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Company-matching 401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a creative Staff Editor to enhance visual storytelling and production efforts over the weekends. You will be responsible for adapting journalism for social platforms, creating high-quality visuals and collaborating with a talented team.

Ideal candidates will have over four years of experience in multimedia production and social media journalism, showcasing a solid understanding of both visual design and storytelling techniques. This role offers competitive benefits and a salary range of $113,945.85 to $115,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of multimedia storytelling and production experience.
• Experience in social media or digital journalism for a news organization.
• Demonstrated experience creating presentations that incorporate audio, video, still images and text.
• Strong news and editorial judgment.
• Deep understanding of mainstream and emerging social channels.

Responsibilities

• Adapt the best of The Times' journalism for social and off-platform audiences.
• Tell stories visually in card form with various media assets.
• Draft and copy edit text for visuals.
• Collaborate with social editors to identify and cover breaking news.
• Experiment with different forms of vertical and mobile visual storytelling.

Skills

Visual journalism

Graphic design

Photo editing

Social media expertise

Figma proficiency

Adobe Premiere proficiency

Illustrator skills

Photoshop skills

After Effects skills

Job description

We are looking for a creative Staff Editor to focus on visual storytelling and production on weekends. You will work on daily news, features, enterprise and investigative projects. You will bring an understanding of editorial priorities and coordinate with journalists on our visual teams. The role includes delivering news quickly, building a regular publishing cadence, experimenting with formats and optimizing workflows.

You have expertise with visual journalism and storytelling, including experience writing and editing social copy, graphic design and photo editing. You have strong work samples with a deep understanding of modern digital practices and a great awareness of trends on social and emerging platforms. You are a fast learner with creative ideas and can work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Adapt the best of The Times' journalism for social and off-platform audiences, including bespoke design tailored from digital and print presentations.
• Tell stories visually in card form with various media assets, including photo, video, graphics, illustration and graphic design.
• Draft and copy edit text, including headlines, captions and narrative text on visuals.
• Demonstrate excellent news judgment.
• Demonstrate grasp of signals from mainstream and emerging social channels.
• Collaborate with a team of social and audience editors to identify and cover breaking news, features, series, exclusives and investigative news, interpreting data and signals to know what pieces are the right fit for off-platform audiences.
• Collaborate with visual editors from photo, graphics, digital news design, video and the home page to create high quality off-platform visuals.
• Experiment with different forms of vertical and mobile visual storytelling, specifically with video.
• Train social editors and other editors in the newsroom on best practices for creating social visuals, and edit the work they create.
• 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 Social Visuals Editor.

Basic Requirements

• 4+ years of multimedia storytelling and production experience.
• Experience in social media or digital journalism for a news organization.
• Demonstrated experience creating presentations that intelligently incorporate audio, video, still images and text.
• Strong skills with Figma and Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects.
• Strong news and editorial judgment.
• Visual design skills - a clear grasp of typography, layout, color, motion, and behavior.
• Deep understanding of all mainstream and some emerging social channels.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience meeting deadlines and operating in a daily, unpredictable news production environment.
• Experience working collaboratively with members of a mixed-media team.
• Open to working a flexible schedule that may include nights and weekends.
• Experience making quick decisions under deadlines and a high-pressure newsroom environment.
• Strong writing and editing skills, and knowledge of Times style or the ability to absorb and apply it quickly.

Applications without links to work samples will not be considered.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between $113,945.85 and $115,000 USD.

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

We're excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

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