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Job Description

The Graphics department of The New York Times is looking for a reporter and cartographic specialist who can develop lines of reporting and gather geospatial data for a temporary role of a minimum of 3 months. You will design maps and other geographic visualizations and work with fellow designers, reporters and editors to create visual stories for breaking news and enterprise subjects on all platforms. You will pursue original reporting and will be expected to exercise journalistic and visual judgment to ensure the accuracy and clarity of your work.

The Graphics department is a group of journalists and visual thinkers with creative backgrounds ranging from architecture to cartography to computer science. We are curious about all kinds of things and seek to find individuals who bring their own curiosity to bear in creative approaches to storytelling.

You will report to the senior editor for geography. 

This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Report and gather data to create geographic visualizations

• Build and design maps using a variety of tools, including Adobe Illustrator

• Respond quickly to breaking news

• Collaborate on visual stories across platforms

• Integrate a range of reporting and storytelling forms and disciplines like geospatial analysis, cartography, remote sensing, photogrammetry, video and animation

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience

• Expertise in cartography, GIS, earth observation and image analysis 

• Familiarity with web development, including Javascript, HTML and CSS. 

• Strong visual and interactive design skills with a clear grasp of typography, layout, color, motion and user behavior.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability and willingness to quickly execute and publish maps for breaking news coverage

• Ability to meet deadlines and to adapt to change in a daily, unpredictable news production environment

• Experience working collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
The annual base pay salary for this role is between $111,711.62 and $136,000.00.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.  Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirement