Graphics Multimedia Editor, Open-source Reporting

The New York Times•New York, NY

7h•$113,946 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

The New York Times Graphics team is seeking a reporter with extensive open-source and investigative reporting skills to transform raw evidence into impactful visual stories. The ideal candidate has a proven track record for uncovering exclusive information outside of standard news cycles. This role is crucial for producing accountability journalism using cutting-edge reporting techniques, including spatial and visual analysis, and 3-D modeling. The position involves collaborating with journalists across the newsroom to shape visual reconstructions and investigations, gathering and analyzing evidence for both quick-turn and long-term enterprise stories. The role requires taking initiative in leading major storylines to uncover new or exclusive findings across multiple visual story formats, demonstrating curiosity, drive, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience as an investigative reporter, open-source researcher or forensic expert.
Proven experience conducting open-source investigations by sourcing audio and visual evidence across a variety of platforms.
Experience producing accountability journalism, with a strong portfolio.
Experience producing clear copy about the visual evidence on tight deadlines.
Experience verifying user-generated content from social media for authenticity.
Skilled in building timelines using a variety of sources, including official statements and metadata from user-generated content.
Familiarity with open-source intelligence tools and techniques like Google Earth, satellite imagery platforms, scanner audio data, flight or vessel tracking, or similar.

Nice To Haves

Experience working both independently and collaboratively while managing multiple research threads.
Experience with advanced tools for reporting, such as QGIS, Blender for 3-D scene reconstructions, data analysis methods, audio and image forensics tools.
Adept at creating clear, visual explainers piecing together complex findings.
Familiarity with programming and custom tool development.
Familiarity with Adobe Suite and Figma.
Experience with web scraping tools and working with APIs.
Experience using command line tools.
Willingness and flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

Bring core OSINT fluency to the desk's coverage: geolocation, chronolocation, satellite/aerial imagery analysis, audio-video research, and more.
Analyze a variety of data sources, including satellite and aerial imagery, flight/vessel tracking data, social media platforms and radio scanner data.
Vet and build relationships with a network of sources on stories.
Generate ideas that help the team develop custom tooling to automate open-source reporting for analyzing and visualizing evidence.
Find new ways to report beyond the standard OSINT toolkit, by using computational techniques, including through machine learning, computer vision and approved AI tools.
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.
Report to an Assistant Editor on the Graphics desk.