Visual Deputy Editor, Science

The New York Times•New York, NY

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Science desk at The New York Times is seeking a creative and ambitious editor to lead visual journalism, aiming to help people understand science in compelling and surprising ways. This role is part of the desk’s leadership group, responsible for setting news and enterprise goals and realizing ambitions. The editor will coach and manage journalists, partnering with the Times’s visual journalists to create engaging projects that leverage text, video, graphics, photography, or a mix of forms. The ideal candidate is a capable editor of text and visuals, comfortable with the technical complexity of modern digital publishing. They will oversee lines of coverage or individual stories, helping to select, assign, and edit news, features, and enterprise with a focus on making the report more visual. This position involves working with reporters and collaborating with visual departments to facilitate various coverage forms. It is an in-office position based in New York, requiring regular attendance four days each week, with some potential flexibility for remote work based on departmental guidance.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
Excellent news judgment and visual creativity while ensuring the accuracy, clarity and readability of the material.
Demonstrated record of producing high-level visual journalism, with an emphasis on visualization, explanatory visuals, digital design, use of video, photos and other visual forms.
Demonstrated ability to write clearly, and edit to sharpen the relationship between visuals and copy.
Demonstrated ability to work on tight deadlines and to adapt to change in a daily, unpredictable news production environment.
Strong communication and diplomatic skills, with the ability to clearly articulate the purpose of each story and the roles for each of the journalists making it.

Nice To Haves

Experience in covering and/or editing coverage related to science, business, technology, infrastructure or policy.
Fluency with data and visualization, strong mobile design ideas, and a smart UX sensibility.
Willingness to work a flexible schedule as news or deadlines demand.

Responsibilities

Engage deeply with Science coverage; help determine its visual direction and raise ambitions for visual journalism across news and enterprise.
Drive Science’s visual journalism by guiding the development of stories that make smart use of video, photography, illustration and graphics.
Work with editors and reporters, helping them to develop ambitious projects.
Work with the Video team to identify opportunities for short-form linear video that features a variety of reporting on the Science desk.
Collaborate with the Graphics team to help determine the possibilities for graphics and multimedia storytelling, including visualization.
Determine integration of video, photography, audio, and animations
Initiate and manage specific lines of news and enterprise coverage.
Conceive, commission and edit story assignments in a variety of story forms, ranging from breaking news to high-impact opportunities.
Establish desk-wide goals for visual storytelling fluency.
Guide Science editors and reporters toward greater fluency when it comes to conceptualizing, editing and executing a variety of story formats.
Collaborate closely with video, photo and graphics editors, designers and art directors across the newsroom and be point of contact for larger multimedia efforts.
Display a strong familiarity with competitors and new challenges and opportunities created by the changing media landscape.
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.