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The Graphics department at The New York Times is looking to hire an experienced visual journalist to report, write, design and code graphics and multimedia stories, including the presentation of statistical visualizations, video, photography and animation.
You will be responsible for conceptualizing new lines of reporting, analyzing data to find stories, and collaborating with other journalists from around the newsroom to create original visual journalism. You have a demonstrated ability to create graphics-focused coverage on breaking news and enterprise timelines, and have published a variety of visual forms. You exercise journalistic judgment, visual creativity and innovation while ensuring the accuracy, clarity and validity of the content published.
The Graphics department is a diverse group of journalists and visual thinkers with creative backgrounds ranging from architecture to cartography to computer science. We are curious about all kinds of things and seek to find individuals who bring their own curiosity to bear in creative approaches to storytelling.
Applications should include links to a portfolio or work samples to demonstrate the creation of visual journalism. A cover letter describing your role in specific projects is a plus.
This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.
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This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
REQ-018179
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$113,945.85 - $136,000 USD
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