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Senior Video Journalist, Live Video Production

The New York Times· Reporting
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New York, NY$125k - $152kfull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Experienced video journalist to lead and produce live and developing news video for newsroom live blogs and coverage from New York City, coordinating workflows, schedules, and production timelines.

Responsibilities

  • Own and coordinate coverage plans for news video in live blogs and related programming work, including livestreams, videos for reporter updates and clips for carousels.
  • Collaborate with the Live news team to plan for upcoming news events and visual opportunities.
  • Monitor the news day across core areas of coverage.
  • Identify opportunities to improve workflow, project tracking and automated reminders for production updates.
  • Manage workflow and process documentation.
  • Pitch visually driven videos for live blogs.
  • Use news wire services such as AP and Reuters to acquire material.
  • Guide the work of others on the team by overseeing clips and assigning daily news targets
  • Experiment with different forms of vertical and mobile visual storytelling.
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and commitment to the mission.
  • This role reports to the Daily News Director on the video team based in New York.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of journalism, video storytelling or video production experience, preferably in a digital video newsroom
  • Significant and proven experience reporting in complex and breaking-news environments under tight deadline
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and decisively, take initiative and carry out all aspects of production with limited guidance
  • Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, able to edit quickly and accurately
  • Strong editorial news judgment and writing skills, with a passion for breaking news
  • Demonstrated social media platform expertise
  • Experience setting priorities, managing multiple projects and guiding or coordinating the work of other video journalists

Skills

Required:Video editingLive news coordinationEditorial judgment

Benefits

  • For roles in the U.S., benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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