Senior Video Journalist, Opinion

The role

You will focus on original reporting, producing and editing enterprise video journalism. You will develop and push storylines beyond the pages of the Times.

What you will do

• Pitch original groundbreaking journalism.
• Produce, report and script and edit enterprise video stories.
• Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors and other collaborators.
• Identify news and enterprise opportunities that are journalistically powerful and visually transformative.
• Collaborate with visual editors to develop video formats.
• Work closely with video leaders and other Opinion writers to ensure work follows newsroom standards.
• Handle newsroom deadlines and juggle multiple projects.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of journalistic independence and the mission to seek the truth.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of journalism experience, including multimedia storytelling, video producing and editing, and production experience at a major news organization or production company.
• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.
• Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics and text.
• Excellent news judgment and reporting skills.
• Ability to work with colleagues and other reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into video.
• Video editing skills with Adobe Premiere.
• Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics and animation in storytelling.

Nice to have

• Experience with open source reporting.
• 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

• 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.