Senior Producer, Metro

The role

You will drive innovative video coverage and manage a team of video journalists for the Metro desk. You will oversee live streams, news clips, enterprise projects, and social content.

What you will do

• Drive innovative, exclusive video coverage across various formats
• Manage and help hire video journalists on the desk
• Help colleagues assess stories for video and mentor them in storytelling
• Lead story development and story edits
• Review, assign and provide feedback on video productions
• Support script writing and visual approaches for short-form video
• Oversee production across multiple projects
• Guide interviews and shoots in studio and field
• Work with leadership to develop new video approaches and editorial strategies
• Coordinate breaking news coverage with Video's Daily News and Live teams

Required qualifications

• 8+ years experience producing digital news videos
• 4+ years experience managing video journalists or newsroom teams
• Demonstrated expertise in sourcing, assessing and verifying video from a range of sources
• Expert knowledge of digital storytelling formats
• Understanding of mainstream and emerging social channels

Nice to have

• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills
• Expert knowledge of current events with advanced level experience covering breaking news stories in New York and experience covering news in the eastern United States
• Experience overseeing geolocation and UGC verification work
• Experience developing and editing visual material for social platforms
• Flexibility to work extended hours and some weekends
• Able to meet and make quick decisions under deadlines and to adapt to change in a daily, unpredictable news environment

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.