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About the Role
The New York Times is expanding its video journalism and seeks a Senior Video Journalist to focus on breaking and continuing news coverage in various visual formats. This role requires an experienced reporter and international field producer adept at storytelling, managing multiple projects, and generating fresh ideas for visual news coverage in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Expertly and independently carry out all aspects of video production, including research, reporting, writing, shooting, producing, editing and publishing.
- Consistently pitch coverage opportunities, and help manage big projects in a range of formats, including linear videos and interactives, and overseeing the work of others as needed.
- Respond to breaking news events, and producing original video stories, both remotely and in the field.
- Use wire services, on the ground sources, social media and other open source tools to find and verify newsworthy video footage.
- Set up and monitor live video feeds, as needed.
- Produce high-quality video journalism quickly and independently, while also guiding and mentoring more junior staff members as they develop and report original story ideas.
- 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.
Requirements
- Proven deep journalism experience in a digital video newsroom.
- Extensive professional experience in all aspects of the video production process, including strong writing and reporting skills.
- Expert working knowledge of U.S. and international news events, with a proven track record covering breaking news around the world. Emphasis will be on Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
- Experience in reporting and producing video in complex news environments, such as conflict zones or other hostile environments, under the pressure of tight deadlines in the field.
- Strong editorial judgment and writing skills, with a passion for finding original, visual journalism opportunities in competitive news moments.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to supervise other video journalists and schedules, direct field crews, and hire and manage freelancers when necessary.
- Experience with Canon video camera systems and the ability to shoot video in the field and in-studio.
- Expertise in shooting and editing in Premiere Pro.
- Experience with UGC verification.
- Foreign language skills.
- A broad network of well-placed story sources and production contacts, both in the U.S. and internationally.
- General knowledge of legal, ethical, copyright and usage issues for third-party and acquired visuals, and the ability to find exclusive images to help drive our reporting.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel on short notice, and also work evenings and weekends as needed.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple assignments at a time.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others, including, often, correspondents in the field.
- This is not an entry-level position.
- This is not a position for someone who is interested in producing documentaries.
Skills
- Video production
- Research
- Reporting
- Writing
- Shooting
- Producing
- Editing
- Publishing
- Story pitching
- Project management
- Breaking news response
- Video footage verification
- Live video feed monitoring
- Mentoring junior staff
- Journalistic independence
- Storytelling
- Camera operation
- Editing room proficiency
- Independent work
- Quick thinking
- Idea generation
- Source development
- News judgment
- Ethics
- Collaboration
- Securing access
- Impactful reporting
- Premiere Pro
- UGC verification
- Foreign language skills
- Legal, ethical, copyright and usage issues for visuals
- Time management
- Communication skills
Location
- London
Work Type
- In-office
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- 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
About the Company
- The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
- Independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company.
- The New York Times is continuing to expand its video journalism, identifying compelling visual stories across the depth and breadth of our report.
- We share urgent news updates, produce on-the-ground reporting and pioneering Visual Investigations, and showcase the expertise of Times reporters around the world.
- The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.
- To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law.
- All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.
- The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
- Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.