Staff Photo Editor at The New York Times · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

The Times is seeking a versatile, experienced and fast-adapting journalist and visual editor to join the photo department in a dual role working both with the special projects team and as a floater photo editor on various desks and projects as needed.
As a photo editor working with the Projects and Initiatives (P&I) team, you will collaborate with P&I editors and relevant desk editors to shape the visual approach for a variety of stories or series throughout the year. You will assign and research a wide array of news and feature photographs, working productively with staff and freelance photographers, wire services, agencies and all other sources of visuals. Projects will range across subject areas and may be visually rooted in archival photography, traditional news and documentary work, or image-making that experiments with new technology.
As a floater photo editor, you will temporarily take on photo editing roles across various desks and a wide range of beats and subject areas. Flexibility is essential, as your schedule may vary week to week and can include nights, weekends, and holidays.
You are an editorial generalist with deep curiosity, and you thrive in a collaborative environment — working productively with editors, designers, videographers and developers. You are capable of pivoting between disparate subject matters—from hard news to culture and features and long-lead enterprise—without sacrificing quality or editorial depth. Also, you bring a strong demonstrable passion for visual journalism across modern digital formats.
This is an in-office position, based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.
Conceive, pitch, develop, edit, pace and help build powerful and innovative visual stories with attention to detail in a fast-paced newsroom.
Maintain the highest standard of photography and multimedia assigning for feature, news and enterprise stories for all platforms including mobile, print and social.
Seamlessly toggle between breaking news workflows and long-lead enterprise projects, recalibrating editing pace and narrative style as coverage demands.
Identify, vet and onboard new contributing photojournalists as needed. Ensure that new contributors are versed and committed to ethical journalistic rigor, independence and integrity. Build relationships with the photographers you are directing through briefings, regular contact and feedback.
Collaborate with designers, writers, reporters, video journalists, editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual story opportunities.
Demonstrate strong editorial judgment, working with Times editors and legal department for all vetting, copyright, legal and ethical questions.
Focus on working with a diverse range of subjects and photographers, keeping our global and multigenerational audience in mind.

Staff Photo Editor

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The New York Times

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