Job Description

Job Description

If The Daily began a revolution in daily narrative news podcasts, how should NYT Audio approach the next wing of programming beyond the day's news? By working with desks such as Food and Culture, Sports and Obits, you will be part of guiding a growing team dedicated to answering that question.

We are looking for experienced story editors well versed in the world of NYT audio and podcasts to help guide and craft the stories that push our ambitions forward.

You are highly organized, self-directed and enterprising, and are excited by the storytelling opportunities at NYT. You have a strong work ethic, are detail-oriented, approach challenges with calm and curiosity, are comfortable in a startup environment, and thrive on a highly collaborative, deadline-driven team.

You will be working across a portfolio of programming, editing stories across the shows wing, and will be responsible for working directly with producers and NYT journalists, helping to craft ideas and refine drafts that result in highly immersive, must-listen audio stories.

Responsibilities:

* Editing full stories from start to finish, including: helping define areas of coverage and story ideas, structuring story beats and archs, as well as guiding the ambitions of the story.

* Working alongside producers across the audio team and reporters on New York Times desks.

* Assisting and directing guests in the studio as well as in remote locations.

* Managing an editorial calendar, juggling immediate priorities and longer-term ambitions.

* Collaborating with the audience development team and other New York Times desks to dream up creative ways to reach a new audience via social media and other channels.

* Providing editorial feedback to a small group of producers and helping guide their growth and development in collaboration with the audio leadership team.

Skills:

* 5-7 years experience in audio production or other comparable media

* 1-3 years of story editing experience.

* Some fluency in audio editing, ideally using Pro Tools.

* A passion for podcasts storytelling.

* Experience in building and editing complex narratives in audio.

* Ability to think creatively about how to make smart audio stories that will get listeners hooked.

* Able to quickly identify problems with story structure & tape, and offer possible fixes.

* Communicate notes & feedback clearly and compassionately.

* Willingness and ability to use data to inform decisions.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Well-developed and adaptive cultural agility and emotional intelligence.

* Experience in a deadline-driven environment.

* Proven understanding of music scoring and sound design techniques and strategies.

* Thrive in a and fast paced, deadline driven environment.

* Eagerness to create the best work possible.

* Excited by the opportunity to innovate the form and try new things.

* Believes in The New York Times mission and is dedicated to being a part of our innovation and growth

* Able to uphold the existing editorial standards of The Times

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.