About the position The New York Times is seeking a Senior Video Journalist for its Reporter Video team. This role focuses on producing, editing, and publishing short-form vertical videos featuring New York Times reporters on camera. The ideal candidate will be versatile, capable of working on global news, features, enterprise, and investigative projects across the newsroom. Key responsibilities include identifying compelling stories, developing video content for various platforms, and collaborating with reporters and editors to ensure journalistic integrity and visual impact. The role requires a strong news sense, thoughtful story framing, refined video production and storytelling skills, and an understanding of social video trends and innovative formats. The candidate should be adept at using graphics and animation to illustrate complex ideas and possess strong cinematography skills as an added asset. The position demands the ability to excel under deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Script, produce, edit and publish a formatted series of vertical videos.
• Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors and other collaborators.
• Identify news and enterprise opportunities across our news report and develop stories that are journalistically powerful and visually transformative.
• Collaborate with visual editors to develop video formats that bring our best journalism to new audiences.
• Work closely with video leaders and other newsroom reporters to ensure our work follows newsroom standards.
• Handle newsroom deadlines and juggle multiple projects at any given time.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Requirements

• 8+ years of multimedia storytelling, video editing and production experience at a major video outlet or production company
• Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics and text
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud
• Excellent news judgment and proven ability to work with colleagues and reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into a tight, informative and engaging video
• Experience creating original videos that intelligently incorporate audio, video, animation and text
• Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics and animation in storytelling

Nice-to-haves

• Able to meet deadlines and adapt to change within an unpredictable news and production environment
• Video editing skills with Adobe Premiere
• Design and animation skills including experience with design and animation software (Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects) and a clear grasp of typography, layout, color, motion, and behavior would be a bonus
• Advanced knowledge of current events and deep experience covering breaking news stories in the US and internationally
• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera
• Available to work a flexible schedule

Benefits

• The annual base pay range for this role is between: \$124,979.94—\$152,000 USD