Senior Producer, Opinion Video

You should have experience leading groundbreaking, original reporting, an eye for innovation, and can lead a team producing original video commentary and reporting across a range of subjects and formats.

You also have experience making sound editorial decisions, original ideas, managing the work of journalists and editors, and will be the go-to resource for colleagues, providing editorial guidance and constructive feedback. You should be comfortable working in a newsroom environment under intense pressure and will ensure that fellow team members are meeting deadlines.

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

Responsibilities:

• Guide reporting, approve casting, frame and advance stories

• Edit scripts and re-writes

• Provide notes in edit and rough cut stages

• Creative ideation and visual invention

• Review, critique stories

• Ensure smooth production with clear deliverables and deadlines

• Guide and encourage producers to work to their maximum potential

• Produce original video and experiment with new video formats

• Manage the work of a team of journalists and editors

• 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 our Director of Opinion, Video

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years producing digital news videos

• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills

• Understanding of Times standards of journalistic excellence and truthfulness

• Broad knowledge of current events and news

• Deep curiosity about video habits and users and platforms

• Familiar with digital storytelling formats.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years managing direct reports.

• Hands-on experience in the trenches of production, including editing, shooting and field production.