Senior Video Journalist, Weekend News
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The New York Times is continuing to expand its video journalism, identifying compelling visual stories across the depth and breadth of our report. We showcase the expertise of Times journalists on-camera, share urgent news updates, produce on-the-ground reporting, pioneering Visual Investigations, and video podcasts.
We are looking for a senior video journalist to join a growing video team in Seoul to focus on breaking news, live journalism and news video reporting on the weekend. You have extensive news knowledge, particularly out of Asia, and are passionate about all aspects of breaking and developing news. You will work autonomously on the weekends to stay on top of the news of the day—producing immediate updates with short video clips that take our audience to the scene for ongoing stories, as well as text-on-screen packages for our site and off-platform. You will be responsible for setting up and monitoring live video feeds, and work in collaboration with colleagues across the newsroom to identify, verify, edit and publish video material on-site in a variety of formats.
In this role, you will also pitch relevant, visual and compelling stories for second-day stories and reported packages. You may also work with our Reporter Video team, which showcases the expertise and reporting of our journalists on-camera in a vertical video format.
You are a strong editorial producer and are able to keep track of breaking news and ongoing stories. You can help guide the work of others by setting news targets, assigning edits and vetting scripts. You are eager to innovate, thrive on collaboration and have strong news judgment. You are a strong video editor and a strong script writer. You’re a self-starter who will jump on breaking news, thrive under the pressure of newsroom deadlines. You can spot trends, generate ideas and have a track record of juggling multiple projects at any given time.
This is an in-office position based in Seoul and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance. While subject to change, currently the shift is Wednesday to Sunday. As well as weekends, this position may require working nights as news demands.
Main responsibilities:
- Source, script and edit live, breaking news video packages for our site and off-platform.
- Use news wire services such as AP and Reuters to acquire material.
- Set up and monitor live feeds, and add text and graphics as needed.
- Find, verify and acquire user-generated content.
- Write succinct and effective video scripts with a focus on accuracy and balance.
- Monitor the news day across core areas of coverage.
- Implement and guide others on legal, ethical, copyright and usage standards for video.
- Experiment with different forms of vertical and mobile visual storytelling.
- Work closely with the Times’ news operation based in Seoul as well as video colleagues in London and New York.
- 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.
- This role reports to the Senior Producer in Seoul.
Basic Qualifications:
- 8+ years of proven journalism experience (preferably in a digital video or broadcast newsroom).
- Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, able to edit quickly and accurately.
- Demonstrated understanding of the video production process.
- Demonstrated writing and researching skills.
- Social media platform expertise.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with UGC verification or OSINT reporting techniques
- Ability to meet fast deadlines and adapt to a daily, unpredictable news production environment.
- Strong editorial judgment and writing skills, with a passion for finding original, visual journalism opportunities in competitive news moments.
- Thorough knowledge of global current events, with experience covering news in Asia, including field reporting.
- A foundational knowledge of legal, ethical, copyright and usage issues for visuals.
- Well-versed in the world of social and digital media, with a keen eye on what competitors are doing and what new tools are being used.
In order to be considered for this role, please submit a link to your portfolio/work samples.
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