Senior Video Editor, Reporter Video

The role

You will perform video editing and color correction for news, culture, enterprise, and investigative videos. You will collaborate with journalists and producers on vertical video storytelling and mobile visual formats.

What you will do

• Video editing and color correction of news, culture, enterprise and investigative videos
• Collaborate with video journalists and producers in pre and post production
• Deliver product under intense deadline pressure without direct supervision
• Work across various newsroom desks and juggle multiple projects
• Work with animators to incorporate animation and motion graphics
• Experiment with different formats of vertical and mobile visual storytelling
• Guide junior staff on edits as needed
• Support journalistic independence and the mission to seek the truth

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of multimedia storytelling, video editing and production experience at a major news video outlet and/or production company
• Minimum 5 years of video editing experience
• Strong digital video editing background
• Expertise in Adobe Premiere and Creative Suite
• Strong audio editing, mixing and fixing skills for video
• Ability to craft stories, own video research and edit with oversight
• Thorough knowledge of current events with experience covering news
• Ability to conceive and create fresh original videos related to the news
• Impressive portfolio of video editing primarily for digital or broadcast

Nice to have

• Experience animating and editing animations in Adobe After Effects
• A digital first mindset to editing on-platform and for social media
• Familiarity with the latest video editing techniques and technologies
• Ability to make quick decisions under intense deadlines in a high-pressure newsroom setting
• A foundational knowledge of legal, ethical, copyright and usage issues for visuals
• Well-versed in the world of social and digital media

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 New York Times seeks the truth and helps people understand the world through independent journalism. It is an industry leader in visual journalism with a world-renowned newsroom.