Weekend Staff Editor, Social Visuals

Responsibilities

• Adapt The Times' journalism for social and off-platform audiences using bespoke design tailored from digital and print presentations.
• Tell stories visually in card form using various media assets, including photo, video, graphics, and illustration.
• Draft and copy edit text, including headlines, captions, and narrative text for visuals.
• Collaborate with social, audience, and visual editors to identify and cover breaking news, features, and investigative projects.
• Experiment with different forms of vertical and mobile visual storytelling, specifically with video.
• Train social editors and other newsroom staff on best practices for creating social visuals.

Requirements

• 4+ years of multimedia storytelling and production experience.
• Experience in social media or digital journalism for a news organization.
• Demonstrated experience creating presentations that incorporate audio, video, still images, and text.
• Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects).
• Strong visual design skills, including a grasp of typography, layout, color, and motion.
• Excellent news and editorial judgment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating in a daily, unpredictable, and high-pressure news production environment.
• Experience working collaboratively within a mixed-media team.
• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to quickly adopt Times style.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s).
• Company-matching 401(k) plan.
• Paid vacation and paid sick days.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

About the Company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. We are a world-renowned newsroom dedicated to independent journalism, focusing on how our readers experience our work across print, audio, and digital platforms.