Deputy Editor Visuals and Data, Upshot

Deputy Editor for Visuals and Data, The Upshot

New York, NY

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And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About the Role:

The Upshot is a versatile, multidisciplinary team in the New York Times newsroom whose mission is to help our readers understand the news — and to find new ways to explain the world we're living in.

We're looking for a data‑savvy visual editor who will work with the entire Upshot desk on projects ranging from short news stories to long‑term enterprise to interactive applications.

As a deputy editor, you will be part of the Upshot's leadership team, and you will influence everything we publish. Your role will involve both big‑picture thinking and extreme attention to detail. Sometimes, you will edit an entire story or project from conception through publication. Other times, you'll lend a hand in making sure a visual element is precise and pixel‑perfect.

You're someone who can create new formats to communicate with audiences, and who also enjoys sweating the details on making an individual chart better.

You are an editor who can help reporters think through how to analyze a dataset. You should develop intuitive (and counter intuitive) ways to tell stories through charts, graphics, and other formats. You should refine visual elements, stories, and projects with meticulousness and rigor. You should dream up entirely new ways of doing journalism.

The Upshot has a wide remit. It is the home of cutting‑edge data visualization, detailed policy analysis, Nate Cohn's newsletter and standalone destinations like Wordle Bot and Spelling Bee Buddy. It covers a wide range of topics, including politics, policy, health care, cities, culture, education, gender, climate and more. And it is powered by a collaborative group of journalists, including reporters with decades of experience and some of our best software developers and data visualizers.

We're looking for someone who can conceive, develop, refine and edit ideas like these — and ideas we haven't even scratched the surface of.

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, edit and publish stories that involve data‑driven analysis, visual communication of data, and other forms of visual storytelling
• Find innovative ways to shape stories that combine text, charts, graphics, video, photography, reader interactivity and other multimedia
• Make our charts and graphics better, envision ways to communicate data that may not be immediately obvious, and refine these elements so they follow Upshot sensibility and Times style
• Explore the latest technologies for visual storytelling and how they can make our stories clearer or more engaging
• Help the Upshot expand in video
• Be comfortable editing text and shaping the narrative flow of stories
• Coach journalists to improve their visualization, design and data analysis skills
• Be part of the desk's leadership team, supporting everyone on the Upshot
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Editor, The Upshot

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience producing or editing charts/graphics, data‑driven journalism, visual journalism, interactive journalism, or similar
• Experience envisioning, editing and elevating data‑driven visual journalism that enhances an audience's understanding with a high level of polish and attention to detail
• Fluency in visual software, including Adobe Illustrator or Figma
• Experience producing coverage on both breaking news and enterprise timelines

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of management experience leading reporters, data journalists and/or visual journalists, particularly on more analytical…