Job Description

Job Description

The New York Times Magazine is seeking a news assistant to support its photo department. This role includes a wide range of administrative duties, from billing to archiving. The ideal candidate is someone who is very detail oriented, has a strong interest in implementing systems and workflows, and enjoys working in a collaborative, fast paced environment.
Some responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Submitting, processing and tracking all invoices

* Facilitating the sending and receiving of secure documents

* Preparing and uploading photographs to internal CMS and syndicate

* Overseeing and maintaining a cloud storage archive of photography as well as an extensive physical archive of magazines

* Organizing, preparing and submitting entries to photo contests each year, such as World Press, The Emmys, PDN, and American Photography

* Sending out weekly magazine issues to photographers and contributors

* Providing a wide range of operational support and assistance with special projects as they arise

* Working with photo editors to put together presentations for lectures, ad sales meetings, exhibitions and promotional events

* Creating, organizing, and distributing PDFs of layouts

* Ordering and maintaining supplies

* Scheduling and booking conference rooms for meetings

* Assisting photo editors with shoot production when needed

* Arranging for liability and property insurance for photo shoots

* Arranging travel for the Director of Photography when needed

* Filing expenses for the Director of Photography and track expenses for the department

Requirements:

* Bachelors Degree

* Experience with electronic image handling

* Knowledge of digital tools and image handling software, including Photoshop and PhotoMechanic

* Excellent organizational skills

* Ability to problem solve and multi-task

* Strong interpersonal skills, professional communication skills, and writing skills

* Enthusiasm and/or experience in photography and journalism

* Must be willing to work in New York, NY

This position is represented by the News Guild of NY

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.