Reporter

Overview

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Independent journalism is at the heart of everything we do as a company. We have a world-renowned newsroom that reports from nearly 160 countries and a focus on how readers experience our journalism—from print to audio to digital and app destinations. Our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it is worth paying for.

The New York Times is looking for a reporter to join the Live team in New York, a group of editors and reporters who work on the biggest breaking stories from around the world. This is a general assignment position that requires a reporter with broad experience covering national and international news and the ability to write with authority on a wide variety of topics in different formats.

The reporter will cover the biggest breaking stories wherever they occur—developments in Washington, mass shootings, natural disasters, elections, and conflicts in Latin America, the Middle East and more—moving swiftly to keep The Times’ digital report ahead of the competition. When not covering breaking news, they will also write engaging features to draw a wide audience and expand the reach of our journalism.

The reporter role is suited to someone who is a quick study and can build relationships across departments and time zones. Candidates should have an established track record of field reporting and source development, and the ability to write clearly and with style. The reporter should be a team player who is interested in driving the evolution of news coverage in the digital age, imagining new ways to tell stories and solving problems collaboratively.

This is an in-office position, based in New York City and requires regular in-office attendance four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per departmental guidance. The standard work schedule is eight hours a day, five days a week, including one weekend day.

• Report on big breaking news, often in partnership with other desks, during U.S. hours.
• Generate story ideas to complement coverage of major news events, emphasizing engaging, reader-friendly formats.
• Work openly and collaboratively with reporters and editors in other time zones to keep developing stories updated, ensuring seamless continuous coverage.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Photo, Video, Audio and other departments to bring stories to life in a variety of formats across all Times products.
• Demonstrate steadfast adherence to The New York Times standards of ethics, accuracy and fairness, even under high-pressure news situations.
• Report to the Editor of the Live Team.

• Extensive experience reporting on international and national news in a large newsroom.
• Strong news judgment, quick decision making and the ability to pivot among stories and topics.
• Demonstrated experience working fast on deadline, handling evolving storylines and writing about a wide range of topics quickly and with authority.
• Excellent writing skills and a strong command of grammar and style.
• Experience developing sources, usually from afar.
• Experience working in a variety of story forms, from a traditional lede to insightful live blog updates to reader-friendly explainers that synthesize complex events.
• Familiarity with key issues in international and U.S. news.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels in a newsroom.
• An understanding of our values of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

• A passion for covering news in engaging ways and for infusing it into live and breaking news.
• Demonstrated creativity in identifying and developing news features with strong appeal to digital readers, particularly those outside the United States.
• A desire to learn new tools and journalism forms, and an interest in shaping them for the future.
• A reader-focused outlook that serves the needs and interests of curious digital audiences.
• A self-starter with excellent technical proficiency and communication skills who can be productive and…