Senior Producer, Video, NYT Magazine

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Office: New York, NY

Department: Video

Job Description

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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 is continuing to expand its video journalism, identifying compelling visual stories across the depth and breadth of our report. We showcase the expertise of Times journalists on-camera, share urgent news updates, produce on-the-ground reporting, pioneering Visual Investigations, and video podcasts.

The New York Times Magazine is looking for an experienced senior producer with a track record of executing creative ideas and making sound editorial decisions to develop and oversee new video projects. This role requires strong editorial instincts, technical skills and a deep understanding of the magazine's style and sensibility. The Magazine is in the process of developing new approaches to video and the Senior Producer will play a crucial role in helping to guide this creative process.

You will develop ideas for shows, recruit hosts, make assignments, edit scripts, vet and give notes on drafts. You will also manage the publication and promotion of videos on and off platform. You have experience working with multidisciplinary teams and have a clear sense of how to orchestrate successful creative collaborations with small groups. You are a thoughtful storyteller and excellent collaborator who will work closely with the magazine's editors, designers, and photo editors, as well as with the NYT Video desk.

Responsibilities

• Work with Magazine leadership to develop and execute on video formats that bring our best journalism to new audiences.
• Foster experiments with new video approaches and editorial strategies.
• Lead story development, edit scripts, give notes on cuts, and help guide stories through the full production process.
• Manage production across multiple projects on a variety of timelines.
• Guide interviews and shoots as needed.
• Direct the Magazine's on-camera talent as needed.
• Collaborate with video journalists and editors in the newsroom and field.
• Adhere to deadlines and ensure that other editors do the same.
• Work closely with audience editors to place videos for promotion on the home page, social media and other platforms.
• Write/vet all of the surrounding text and social copy required for publishing a video for The New York Times.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• This role reports to Magazine editor-in-chief Jake Silverstein and will engage deeply with newsroom Video.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years' editing and/or video production experience at a major publication or media organization.
• Familiarity with video editing and production workflows.
• Understanding of mainstream and emerging social channels.
• Ability to develop exciting ideas for video shows and convert them into workable scripts.
• Skill and experience managing hosts, video editors, producers and art directors.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills, good news judgment, a great ear and eye for internet culture, and sharp audience instincts.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills.
• A passion for video storytelling and news, feature and enterprise journalism.
• Experience developing and editing visual material for social platforms.
• Demonstrated deep command of a variety of video sources, including wire services, UGC, archival footage, motion graphics, and original footage.
• Expert knowledge of current events and interest in and knowledge of a wide variety of subject matter.
• Familiar with digital storytelling formats.
  
  

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$145,000—$170,000 USD

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