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Senior Video Journalist, Opinion

The New York Times· Reporting
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New York, NY$125k - $152kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior video journalist focused on original reporting, producing and editing enterprise video journalism at Times Opinion, at the intersection of news, opinion and documentary film. Requires autonomy, strong news judgment, and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a newsroom setting.

Responsibilities

  • Pitch original groundbreaking journalism.
  • Produce, report and script and edit enterprise video stories.
  • Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors and other collaborators.
  • Identify news and enterprise opportunities 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 Opinion writers to ensure our work follows newsroom standards.
  • Must be able to handle newsroom deadlines and juggle multiple projects.
  • 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 a Senior Producer.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of journalism experience, including multimedia storytelling, video producing and editing, production experience at a major news organization or production company.
  • Experience producing shoots and interviewing experts on camera.
  • Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics and text.
  • Excellent news judgment and reporting skills, with a proven ability to work with colleagues and other reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into a tight, informative and engaging video.
  • Video editing skills with Adobe Premiere.
  • Facility in using photo, video, audio, graphics and animation in storytelling.

Skills

Required:Multimedia storytellingVideo editing (Adobe Premiere)Interviewing on cameraNews judgment

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 Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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