Staff Photo Editor, Business

Title: Staff Photo Editor, Business

Location: New York, NY

Job Description:

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

A Photo Editor for The New York Times has a creative eye and an innovative approach to formats and mobile-focused presentations. You should bring sharp technical skills and sound journalistic judgment to join a team creating visual journalism—still and video— for breaking news, features and enterprise stories for on- and off-platform publishing.

The primary duties of the job are to conceptualize and assign photography and video for the New York Times’ Business report, and to select and publish images and video for multiple platforms of The New York Times. You will assign and research a wide array of news and feature photographs and video, working productively with staff photographers, freelance photographers, wire services, agencies and all other sources of pictures, as well as editors, designers, and reporters in the newsroom. You will engage our staff and freelance photographers to identify and develop pitches with strong visual potential, producing strong photographic, video and multimedia displays with an eye toward innovative digital story forms and presentations.

You have a strong demonstrable passion for multimedia, journalism and photography of all kinds, and possess a broad knowledge of the current photographic, video, visual and social media landscape, including digitally innovative formats and mobile-first multimedia presentations. You must be a team player and a good communicator, and must initiate and develop ideas for photographs, short video clips and visual stories in different formats.

This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office 4 days each week.

Responsibilities:

• Conceive of, pitch, develop, edit, pace and build powerful and innovative visual stories with attention to detail in a fast-paced newsroom
• Maintain the highest standard of photography and multimedia assigning for feature, news and enterprise stories for all platforms including mobile, print and social
• Identify, vet and onboard new contributing photojournalists as needed. Ensure that new contributors are versed and committed to ethical journalistic rigor, independence and integrity. Build relationships with the photographers you are directing through briefings, regular contact and feedback
• Collaborate with writers, reporters, editors, visual editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual story opportunities
• Demonstrate strong editorial judgment, working with Times editors and legal department for all vetting, copyright, legal and ethical questions
• Focus on working with a diverse range of subjects and photographers, keeping our global and multigenerational audience in mind
• Coordinate with Business desk editors and security team members to ensure the utmost preparation, training and safety of our photojournalists in the field
• Maintain and meet your desk’s photo budget, process/approve invoices in a timely fashion
• Attend photo department meetings to report and share your desk’s visual priorities
• 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 a Deputy Editor of Photography

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience in a newsroom or equivalent
• Experience assigning and directing photojournalists in a variety of situations
• Proven deep research skills
• Expertise in handling electronic images, photographic usage and copyright issues
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in digital tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools and social media platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

• An enthusiasm for visual journalism and current events, coupled with keen news judgment and a firm sense of journalistic ethics
• Strong organizational, communication and collaborative abilities.
• Knowledge of Adobe Premiere is a plus
• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects in fast-moving environments
• The initiative to take on and learn new technologies and tasks.
• Openness to working a flexible schedule as news demands.
• Experience making quick decisions under deadlines in a high-pressure news environment

Please submit a portfolio with examples of work that you have assigned and/or edited along with your CV.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

REQ-020786

Additional Compensation and 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.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$113,945.85 - $115,000 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

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