Video Journalist, Reporter Video

The role

This person will produce, edit, and publish short-form vertical videos daily. They will work on news, features, enterprise, and investigative projects using video storytelling, editing, and writing.

What you will do

• Write, produce, edit and publish short-form vertical videos every day.
• Help to identify breaking news and enterprise across our news report.
• Create video that features the expertise of our journalists.
• Write scripts, wordsmith text and copy edit.
• Experiment with various forms of short-form vertical video storytelling.
• Collaborate with visual editors to generate video formats.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of video storytelling, video editing and production experience at a news organization.
• Excellent news judgment.
• Proven ability to work with colleagues and reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into video.
• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.
• Experience creating original videos that intelligently incorporate audio, video, still images and text.
• Strong video editing skills with Adobe Premiere.
• Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics and animation in storytelling.

Nice to have

• Cinematography skills
• Able to meet deadlines and adapt to change within an unpredictable news and production environment.
• Design and animation skills including experience with design and animation software (Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects).
• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Available to work a flexible schedule.

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

• Applications without links to video portfolios/work samples will not be considered.
• 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 is an industry leader in visual journalism. Its mission is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.