News Technology Specialist, Video

The New York Times is continuing to expand its video journalism, identifying compelling visual stories across the depth and breadth of our report. We showcase the expertise of Times journalists on-camera, share urgent news updates, produce on-the-ground reporting, pioneering Visual Investigations, and video podcasts. 

We are looking for a News Technology Specialist to help ensure the Video department’s technical workflows, resources, tools and technology for producing videos are efficient, up-to-date and effective for the team’s growing goals. You will work closely with video journalists, producers and editors on a daily basis to troubleshoot operational and technical issues as they arise, train them on post-production systems, and assist adoption of new tools. 

You have expertise in the technical aspects of media production, a strong knack for problem solving, and experience in a high-pressure, fast-moving digital news video environment. You need to be an effective communicator, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities at once and work with a wide array of team members. You should have the ability to translate production problems into technical solutions, and to ensure that new tools or workflows address the highest priority technical gaps and advance our editorial strategy.

This is a Wednesday - Sunday role and a hybrid position based in New York City. It includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and solve technical issues with video technology, including video production and post-production softwares, cameras, lenses and audio equipment. 

• Execute technical work with live video as needed, assisting in live and pre-recorded shoots and live streams.

• Assist with booking and ensuring quality control on feeds and remote interviews.

• Make recommendations and identify best practices that will improve our overall production.

• Reset studios over weekend for Monday morning.

• Support weekend equipment and media requests.

• Perform related work as assigned.

• 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.

• You will report to the Manager of Video Production Technology.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years relevant experience

• Demonstrated experience problem solving technical production issues in a high-pressure digital video environment.

• Knowledge in systems for ingesting, transcoding, exporting, uploading, archiving video.

• Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Adobe Premiere and After Effects.

• General IT skills, including a solid understanding of networking and cloud systems. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using and supporting cloud video production technology and workflows.

• Experience building Morgt templates.

• Ability to work nights and weekends.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.