The New York Times
Fellow, Audience
$82K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- No more than five years of full-time professional journalism experience, excluding internships.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the United States. Work visas will not be sponsored; applicants with valid work authorization or a valid student visa extendable with Optional Practical Training will be considered.
About the job
Supports The New York Times’ audience development and engagement through social, owned-platform, and analytics rotations.
What you'll do
- Write social copy, assess platform strategy and trends, and optimize story headlines, links, and search presentation.
- Interpret audience data and signals to shape story presentation and help newsroom desks improve coverage.
- Develop engagement on owned surfaces, including the home screen, push alerts, email, and community products.
What they ask for
- Experience writing engaging social-media-native copy consistent with independent journalism.
- Experience interpreting data.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Record of multiple news internships or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of mainstream and emerging social channels; comfort with data, testing, and iteration.
Pay
$82,414.80 — $82,414.80 USD (base salary)
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