The New York Times
Visual Editor, Special Projects
$160K–$180K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of editing experience in a newsroom environment, with a focus on visual journalism.
About the job
Leads and coordinates visual and multimedia special projects, shaping editorial ideas into innovative stories and digital experiences while collaborating across newsroom, business, R&D, and external teams.
What you'll do
- Conceive, commission, edit, and manage visual projects in varied formats, from quick-turnaround assignments to large-scale efforts.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and contributors, setting deadlines, giving feedback, and partnering across newsroom, business, R&D, and outside organizations.
- Develop new digital experiences and story forms, applying editorial judgment and evaluating technological experimentation.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of newsroom editing experience focused on visual journalism.
- Substantive experience in Design, Information graphics, Video journalism, or Photojournalism.
- Ability to create compelling multimedia stories incorporating video, photography, text, and audio, and to lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
Nice to have
- Management experience.
- Experience working to deadlines and adapting to change in an unpredictable daily news environment.
Pay
$160,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Premiere
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