Senior Community Editor

Responsibilities:

Identify articles and storylines that would benefit from journalist participation in the comments, and reach out to editors and reporters in advance of publication.

Edit posts for length, clarity and tone, helping to grow the number of journalists who are independently posting in creative ways that align with our style.

Collect high quality examples of reporter participation and help train the global newsroom on best practices.

Make Community team initiatives more visible and useful to the wider newsroom and enterprise by writing regular internal updates.

Build pathways to community surfaces by embedding comments across the report and help track their effectiveness.

Pitch and execute on community-first initiatives that deepen reader-reporter relationships, e.g. AMAs, UGC roundups

Collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and improve tools that make journalist participation easy and intuitive.

Help to develop guardrails and approaches for staff to participate in conversations about hot-button topics across the report.

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 Community Editorial Lead.

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of editorial experience with news organizations or media companies

Excellent editorial judgment and project management skills

Demonstrated interest in the online community ecosystem

Passion for The New York Times mission and commitment to be part of our innovation and growth

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience training reporters and editors on digital tools and editorial approaches.

A proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced news environment.

Editing samples of work you have assigned or played a significant role in shaping.