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Graphics Multimedia Editor, Open-source Reporting

The New York Times· Graphics
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New York, NY$113.9k - $145kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Reporter with extensive open-source and investigative reporting skills to turn raw evidence into impactful visual stories. Focus on accountability journalism using spatial analysis, 3-D modeling, and OSINT techniques for investigative reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Bring core OSINT fluency to the desk's coverage: geolocation, chronolocation, satellite/aerial imagery analysis, audio-video research, and more.
  • Analyze a variety of data sources, including satellite and aerial imagery, flight/vessel tracking data, social media platforms and radio scanner data.
  • Vet and build relationships with a network of sources on stories.
  • Generate ideas that help the team develop custom tooling to automate open-source reporting for analyzing and visualizing evidence.
  • Find new ways to report beyond the standard OSINT toolkit, by using computational techniques, including through machine learning, computer vision and approved AI tools.
  • 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.
  • You will report to an Assistant Editor on the Graphics desk.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience as an investigative reporter, open-source researcher or forensic expert.
  • Proven experience conducting open-source investigations by sourcing audio and visual evidence across a variety of platforms.
  • Experience producing accountability journalism, with a strong portfolio.
  • Experience producing clear copy about the visual evidence on tight deadlines.
  • Experience verifying user-generated content from social media for authenticity.
  • Skilled in building timelines using a variety of sources, including official statements and metadata from user-generated content.
  • Familiarity with open-source intelligence tools and techniques like Google Earth, satellite imagery platforms, scanner audio data, flight or vessel tracking, or similar.

Skills

Required:OSINT analysisData source analysisSource developmentTooling & automationComputational reportingJournalistic independenceAssistant Editor coordination

Benefits

  • For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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