Video Journalist, Reporter Video
Video Journalist, Reporter Video
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$ 113270 - 136000
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Job Description
The New York Times is an industry leader in visual journalism with reporting that includes extraordinary news coverage investigations and culture and lifestyle reporting. The Reporter Video team identifies compelling stories and brings the depth and breadth of our news report onto our site and other platforms through video that features the expertise of our world-class journalists.
This is a role for someone who wants to produce edit and publish short-form vertical videos daily and is versatile enough to work on news features enterprise and investigative projects with colleagues across the newsroom. You have expertise in video storytelling including video editing and writing for narration and social copy as well as a sharp sense of the digital landscape.
Your portfolio and work samples should reveal a strong grasp of modern mobile video storytelling and it should show that youre a quick learner with creative ideas and the ability to work on small or large teams. You are solid technically ideas-oriented and have solid news judgment. Cinematography skills are an added asset. Were looking for someone who excels on deadlines and has experience juggling multiple projects at any given time.
This is a hybrid position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.
Please note we have two positions with the following schedules and we are open to having one of these roles based in DC:
Tuesday - Saturday
Sunday - Thursday
Responsibilities:
Write produce edit and publish short-form vertical videos every day.
Help to identify breaking news and enterprise across our news report and create video that features the expertise of our journalists whether working with reporters on camera or using voiceover or visual storytelling techniques including graphics and animation.
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 that bring our best journalism to new audiences.
Demonstrate support and understanding of ourvalue of journalistic independenceand a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
You will report to a Senior Producer.
Basic Qualifications:
4 years of video storytelling video editing and production experience at a news organization.
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 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
Applications without links to video portfolios/work samples will not be considered.
This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
REQ-018698
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$113270.67 - $136000 USD
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Employment Type
Full Time
