Staff Photo Editor, Business
About The Position
The Staff Photo Editor for the Business report conceives, assigns, edits and publishes photography and video for breaking news, features and enterprise stories across The New York Times’ platforms. The role requires a creative eye, strong technical skills and sound journalistic judgment, along with knowledge of multimedia formats and mobile-first presentations. The editor works with staff and freelance photographers, wire services, agencies, reporters, designers and other newsroom editors to develop visual pitches and create compelling photographic, video and multimedia stories. This is a hybrid position based in New York City, with regular attendance in the office four days each week. The role reports to a Deputy Editor of Photography and is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in a newsroom or equivalent.
- Experience assigning and directing photojournalists in a variety of situations.
- Proven deep research skills.
- Expertise handling electronic images, photographic usage and copyright issues.
- Strong technical skills and proficiency with digital tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools and social media platforms.
- Strong journalistic judgment and commitment to journalistic ethics.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Nice To Haves
- Enthusiasm for visual journalism and current events, with keen news judgment and a firm sense of journalistic ethics.
- Knowledge of Adobe Premiere.
- Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects in fast-moving environments.
- 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.
- Portfolio examples of work assigned and/or edited, submitted with a CV.
Responsibilities
- Conceive, pitch, develop, edit, pace and build visual stories in a fast-paced newsroom.
- Assign and edit photography and video for feature, news and enterprise stories across mobile, print, social and other platforms.
- Research a wide range of news and feature photographs and video, working with staff and freelance photographers, wire services, agencies and other image sources.
- Identify and develop visually strong pitches with staff and freelance photographers; produce photographic, video and multimedia displays, including innovative digital story forms.
- Identify, vet and onboard contributing photojournalists, ensuring they understand and commit to ethical journalistic rigor, independence and integrity.
- Build relationships with photographers through briefings, regular contact and feedback.
- Collaborate with writers, reporters, editors, visual editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual story opportunities.
- Work with Times editors and the legal department on copyright, legal and ethical questions.
- Focus on working with a diverse range of subjects and photographers, keeping the global and multigenerational audience in mind.
- Coordinate with Business desk editors and security team members to prepare, train and support photojournalists working in the field.
- Maintain the desk’s photo budget and process or approve invoices in a timely manner.
- Attend photo department meetings to report and share the desk’s visual priorities.
- Support journalistic independence and The New York Times’ mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits may be available, depending on role.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s) may be available, depending on role.
- Company-matching 401(k) plan may be available, depending on role.
- Employee stock purchase plan may be available, depending on role.
- Paid vacation and paid sick days may be available, depending on role.
- Paid parental leave may be available, depending on role.
- Tuition reimbursement may be available, depending on role.
- Professional development programs may be available, depending on role.
- Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock, may be available depending on role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
