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Job Description

The New York Times is looking for a Senior Video Journalist who can bring our audio portfolio to mobile, social and digital audiences through horizontal video podcasts and vertical video clips. 

This is a production-heavy position to oversee and lead the production and post-production of individual shows, and guide the teams that execute on them. You have a refined understanding of production and editing techniques in multi-camera environments with a meticulous attention to detail. 

As your primary job is producing—including overseeing the work of cinematographers, editors, and other collaborators—you are fluent in cinematography, including lighting techniques in multi-camera environments, and post-production, and will work under the direction of the Executive Producer, Podcast Video. 

You will work with reporters, editors and external collaborators to establish and execute on a vision for podcast video work that enhances our report. This role is for someone with a deep understanding of social video trends and who takes an innovative and adaptive approach to video formats and techniques.

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

Responsibilities:

• Produce Newsroom podcast videos in horizontal and vertical formats

• Oversee the work of cinematographers and editors on projects

• Work closely with newsroom audio editors and producers to guard standards 

• Collaborate with newsroom social and video team to ensure smooth production timelines and delivery, including pitching posts for social team and writing captions 

• Pitch and develop different forms of short-form vertical video storytelling that are journalistically powerful and visually transformative

• Must be able to handle the pressure of newsroom deadlines and juggle multiple projects at any given time

• Must be open to experimenting with new ideas

• 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.

• This role reports to the Executive Producer, Podcast Video

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of multimedia storytelling, video editing and production experience at at a major video outlet or production company 

• Experience creating original videos that incorporate audio, video, still images, graphics and text

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent news judgment and ability to work with colleagues and reporters to synthesize news gathering and investigations into a tight, informativ