Senior Community Editor

The New York Times•New York, NY

25d•$130,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Editor to work directly with reporters, writers, and editors to build and enhance community conversations in their comments sections. This role is for an editor who thrives in fast-paced environments, possesses sharp news judgment, and enjoys finding creative ways to integrate reader voices into journalism. The Senior Editor will collaborate with editors and reporters to identify opportunities for journalist participation in comments, edit posts for clarity and accessibility, and find appropriate places to embed these conversations within the journalism. The role also involves working closely with the wider community team to ensure editorial approaches align with evolving moderation and policy guidelines. The ideal candidate is eager to experiment with new reader engagement strategies, comfortable training creative teams on technical concepts, and full of ideas for building and supporting online communities.

Requirements

5+ years of editorial experience with news organizations or media companies
Excellent editorial judgment and project management skills
Demonstrated interest in the online community ecosystem
Passion for The New York Times mission and commitment to be part of our innovation and growth

Nice To Haves

Experience training reporters and editors on digital tools and editorial approaches.
A proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced news environment.
Editing samples of work you have assigned or played a significant role in shaping.

Responsibilities

Identify articles and storylines that would benefit from journalist participation in the comments, and reach out to editors and reporters in advance of publication.
Edit posts for length, clarity and tone, helping to grow the number of journalists who are independently posting in creative ways that align with our style.
Collect high quality examples of reporter participation and help train the global newsroom on best practices.
Make Community team initiatives more visible and useful to the wider newsroom and enterprise by writing regular internal updates.
Build pathways to community surfaces by embedding comments across the report and help track their effectiveness.
Pitch and execute on community-first initiatives that deepen reader-reporter relationships, e.g. AMAs, UGC roundups
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and improve tools that make journalist participation easy and intuitive.
Help to develop guardrails and approaches for staff to participate in conversations about hot-button topics across the report.
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.