Job Description

Job Description

The Role:

The New York Times seeks a curator, producer or events programmer, conversant in the current and historical Black experience in America, to create a series of interdisciplinary events for our a specialseries, alongside The New York Times's journalists and events team. The Sr. Manager, Programming for this series will bring to life dynamic and original virtual events that showcase our journalism across all desks of the newsroom, and that invite our readers into the story. This is a contract-based project for an entrepreneurial and audience-focused creator of event experiences.

Responsibilities:

* Work with the Times editors and reporters to develop and execute five compelling events that bring to life the newsrooms Black History project

* Generate new programming concepts and formats that compliment the seriess coverage, amplify the journalism and create a new layer of conversation

* Work with, direct and guide journalists and guests through event experience, preparing moderator and talent

* Act as talent booker for these events

* Work cross-departmentally to support sponsor and brand programming

* Effectively partner with internal and external production management teams to ensure flawless technical event execution

Qualifications

* Event programming or professional talent management experience for live events or communication agency.

* Preferred 5+ years of experience

* Extensive experience programming high-visibility live events gives you a deep understanding of market-wide trends, themes, and current cultural events

* A rare ability to discover, recommend, and source talent with an eye to emerging talent, new names, uncovering untold stories and creating stars

* You are well-connected within the event industry and have a wide network of contacts across music, business, publishing, film, and beyond.

* Flexible project management style with the ability to quickly adapt and effect change and successfully navigate and execute multiple projects at once.

* Resourceful, committed to excellence and willing to sweat the details

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local Fair Chance laws.