Editor, Cannonball

The New York Times•New York, NY

16d•$145,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is seeking an experienced and imaginative senior editor to lead Wesley Morris's weekly culture show, Cannonball. This role involves partnering closely with Wesley Morris to develop the show, lead a small team of producers, and translate Wesley's critical voice into an engaging and intellectually sharp program. The show's format is loose and conversational, featuring exchanges with critics, artists, and cultural figures, aiming for episodes that are real, incisive, intimate, surprising, loose, unpredictable, and crackling with on-the-fly cultural criticism. The senior editor will refine this format, ensuring each episode is cohesive, dynamic, and fun while highlighting Wesley's distinct voice. This position is for a rigorous editor, strong producer, and collaborative individual who respects Wesley's critical voice and has their own expertise in culture. The ideal candidate is well-organized, capable of leading a multidisciplinary team through development and production, adept at working within an editorial system, understands YouTube and social platforms, and can use audience data for editorial decisions. Adaptability, friendliness, creativity, and discernment are key, along with a willingness to handle all aspects of building a successful show. As senior editor, you will also be part of The New York Times Magazine staff, drawing on and contributing to the magazine's cultural coverage.

Requirements

5+ years experience editing/producing cultural coverage—criticism, cultural reporting, and storytelling in a variety of formats.
5+ years experience in audio and/or video production and editing, including managing soup‑to‑nuts production of long‑form, conversational shows.
Deep interest in movies, TV, books, music, art, and all forms of culture (both rarefied/literary and pop).
Sophisticated sense of how criticism can work to open up, explore and define a work of art by reading it closely, putting it in larger context, and registering a personal response to it.
Sharp instincts for the ways that ideas about culture intersect with everything else: politics, history, technology, identity, business, and everyday life.
Familiarity with digital storytelling formats.
Experience working with talent.
Highly skilled at every aspect of editing — from structuring episodes and pacing to line editing and shaping host conversations to guiding group edits and editorial brainstorms.
Belief in The New York Times's mission and a strong commitment to journalistic independence, fairness and accuracy.

Nice To Haves

5+ years experience with a weekly publishing cadence and in managing teams under deadline.
5+ years experience managing teams, including setting expectations, giving feedback and supporting people's growth.
Proven ability to foster an inclusive, diverse and innovative environment, both on‑air and within the team.
Deep familiarity with vertical video platforms and the changing social media landscape.
Knowledge of YouTube and social video strategy, or a demonstrated ability to learn and apply platform best practices in partnership with audience and video colleagues.
Experience in Adobe Premiere.

Responsibilities

Serve as an editorial partner to Wesley Morris, shaping episode ideas, refining arguments, and helping translate his voice and sensibility into a compelling episode.
Come up with interesting ideas for guests and manage the process of bringing them in and staging successful conversations with Wesley.
Lead the editorial process from pitch through final cut, including story development, scripting, structural editing, and post-production feedback.
Collaborate with producers, editors, and Magazine and Shows leadership to ensure editorial clarity, creative ambition, and high production quality across every episode.
Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team, setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
Oversee production timelines and workflows, ensuring deadlines are met without compromising quality or ambition.
Maintain a strong, consistent editorial voice while pushing the show to expand creatively and reach new audiences.
Develop new formats and concepts for a show that's still evolving.
Work with Magazine leadership to integrate the show into the Magazine's editorial plans, voice and design, helping the show grow into a recurring, high‑impact Magazine franchise.
Partner with audience, analytics, and platform teams to understand viewer and listener behavior and refine the show's format, distribution, and growth strategy.
Work cross-functionally with other newsroom desks and teams to identify opportunities for collaboration, guest booking, and editorial alignment.
Work proactively with Legal and Standards departments to keep the show free of corrections and/or legal challenges.
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.