Senior Staff Editor, Travel
About The Position
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. About the Role: The Travel desk at The Times produces an ambitious daily report, covering news about travel as well as publishing service journalism and destination features in a variety of story formats including interactives. Travel is looking for a Senior Staff Editor for a position that involves editing one of the desk’s highest priorities, while also contributing to our wider mission. Travel is a small desk and we work in collaboration with each other and with desks across the newsroom. Our editors need the skills to help writers, both staffers and freelancers, to develop their narrative and reporting abilities and meet Times standards. We believe that our travel coverage should present the travel world in all its diversity and difference, from the writers who work for us to the subjects we cover and the sources we cite. This is an in-office position, based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in digital journalism for a news organization
- Excellent news and editorial judgment
- Strong visual sense
- Strong attention to detail, an understanding of deadlines and priorities and a collaborative spirit.
- You must also be comfortable doing production work for interactives, including creating Google maps.
- Strong writing and editing skills, and knowledge of Times stylebook or the ability to absorb and apply it quickly, with a demonstrated ability to assign and edit text that meets Times standards for reporting and writing
Nice To Haves
- A passion for news and an interest in The Times style and its journalistic mission
- Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work independently
- Knowledge of global travel trends and developments and eagerness to discover new writers around the world
- Demonstrated interest in visual storytelling
- Willingness to learn and adapt as The Times develops new story formats
- A passion for travel
Responsibilities
- You will be responsible for the Weekly assigning and editing of 36 Hours, one of the desk’s signature columns.
- Find writers in destinations around the world with deep knowledge of their cities, edit and fact-check their text
- Assign and edit general features, news and service stories and contribute to desk initiatives like the annual 52 Places to Go list.
- Conceive of and pitch fresh story ideas, and assign and edit features developed with staff or freelance writers.
- Conduct second reads
- Understand and maintain the ethical standards of The Times Travel desk, which include special prohibitions against accepting free or discounted travel.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
