Senior Producer, Opinion Video

The role

You will lead original reporting for the enterprise video team and create video guest essays. You will shape original ideas, make editorial decisions, and oversee the work of journalists and editors.

What you will do

• Guide reporting, approve casting, frame and advance stories
• Edit scripts and re-writes
• Provide notes in edit and rough cut stages
• Creative ideation and visual invention
• Review, critique stories
• Ensure smooth production with clear deliverables and deadlines
• Guide and encourage producers to work to their maximum potential
• Produce original video and experiment with new video formats
• Manage the work of a team of journalists and creative editors
• Demonstrate support and understanding of journalistic independence

Required qualifications

• 8+ years producing digital news videos
• 3+ years managing direct reports
• Broad knowledge of current events and news
• Familiar with digital storytelling formats
• Hands-on experience in the trenches of production, including editing, shooting and field production

Nice to have

• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills
• Deep curiosity about video habits and use

Benefits

• Medical, dental and 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

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process

About the company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.