$125K – $152K/yr
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. The New York Times International desk is looking for a Senior Video Journalist to produce and edit stories with multimedia correspondents. You will join a team tasked with creating new approaches to our international reporting in video, working with a growing group of foreign correspondents who work in video as well as text. The goal is to help readers understand the world through powerful video stories, reaching our core audience as well as new viewers who increasingly consume journalism in video. We will experiment with a mix of direct, immersive vertical video forms that can bring our audience with us on the ground. You will join a multi-disciplinary team of video journalists that will shape this work. This role is based in our New York office, working remotely with correspondents in the field to produce, edit and publish stories. You should have a refined understanding of video production and storytelling, including video editing, shooting and writing for narration, with a clear sense for how to creatively use graphics and animation to illustrate complex ideas. Your news judgement about what makes a good story in video will be crucial, as will creative ideas for how to reenvision the basic elements of foreign correspondence, across news, features and analysis. You must be an effective collaborator and a strong communicator who can work closely with regional editors and video colleagues to shape our approach to this coverage. You ar