Video Journalist, Visual Investigations
About The Position
The New York Times is seeking an exceptional journalist with extensive video production and storytelling experience and a passion for open-source investigations to join its Visual Investigations team. This role will focus on ambitious investigative and explanatory work on competitive news stories and longer-term projects. The ideal candidate is a dogged reporter with a track record of producing compelling videos, deep experience in investigations, cultivating sources, mining documents, and uncovering new information. They must also be able to produce in the field, guide cinematographers, write visually driven scripts, and collaborate closely with editors and other reporters during post-production. Experience with visual analysis is a plus, as the role involves collaborating with open-source investigative reporters. The position offers an opportunity to innovate with new forms of Visual Investigations storytelling, combining field shooting and reporting with state-of-the-art forensic analysis. A collaborative spirit is essential.
Requirements
- 5+ years of journalism experience in a digital or broadcast newsroom.
- Experience with all aspects of video production, including strong pitching, writing, reporting and producing skills, including during the video edit.
- Experience reporting and producing video under tight deadlines.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and adapt to a daily, unpredictable news cycle and production environment.
- Proven knowledge of current events, both in the U.S. and internationally.
- Strong portfolio of stories that demonstrate accountability and/or exclusivity.
- Demonstrated strong editorial news judgment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with visual analysis, such as verifying user-generated content, Google Earth Pro, satellite imagery, or flight- and ship-tracking platforms.
- Foreign language skills.
- General knowledge of legal, ethical, copyright and usage issues for third-party and acquired visuals.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel on short notice, and also work evenings and weekends as needed.
Responsibilities
- Seek and drive compelling video-driven Visual Investigations stories.
- Pitch news and enterprise coverage opportunities.
- Carry out all aspects of video production, including research, reporting, producing and writing.
- Produce video stories in a range of formats.
- Report in the field in a variety of settings — such as protests, the aftermath of violent events such as shootings, and potentially, conflict zones.
- Apply traditional journalism skills, including cultivating sources and analyzing documents and data.
- Collaborate with other Visual Investigations reporters, video editors and motion graphics colleagues, as well as other teams in the newsroom.
- 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.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- company-matching 401(k) plan
- paid vacation
- paid sick days
- paid parental leave
- tuition reimbursement
- professional development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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