The New York Times
Fellow, News Video
$82K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- No more than five years of full-time professional journalism experience, excluding internships. Preferred: at least one year as an associate producer or producer in a professional video journalism environment.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the United States. Work visas are not sponsored; applicants with valid work authorization or a valid student visa extendable with Optional Practical Training will be considered.
About the job
Produces and reports daily and breaking-news videos for The New York Times’ Watch tab and live journalism team, including research, verification, scripting, and production coordination.
What you'll do
- Research video stories and source footage from social media, archives, and news wires; manage source material and translation or transcription needs.
- Verify online and social media content, and contribute to video scripts and social copy.
- Help coordinate post-production and collaborate across the newsroom on breaking news, enterprise, and investigative coverage.
What they ask for
- No more than five years of full-time professional journalism experience, excluding internships.
- Strong news judgment and ability to research, compile, and analyze media.
- Familiarity with fact-checking and ability to identify misinformation and disinformation and support findings with evidence.
- Ability to work with colleagues and reporters to turn newsgathering or investigations into concise, engaging video.
Nice to have
- Experience in news and media verification or fact-checking, and sourcing and verifying news video from social media.
- At least one year as an associate producer or producer in professional video journalism; experience editing with Adobe Premiere.
Pay
$82,414.80 — $82,414.80 USD annual base pay
Tools
Adobe Premiere
AI focus
No AI-related job duties. Applicants are asked not to use GenAI to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
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