Assistant Editor, Data Journalism
About the Role
The Data Journalism team at The New York Times is seeking an experienced journalist with editing, management, and data analysis skills to serve as an assistant editor. You'll help lead a group of data journalists who collaborate across the newsroom, advise on analyses conducted elsewhere, and play a key role in shaping stories with detail, rigor, and a commitment to developing colleagues' talents. This is an in-office position, requiring regular attendance four days a week, with a preference for candidates based in New York City or Washington, DC.
Responsibilities
- Help to lead the Data Journalism team
- Directly supervise several data reporters
- Shepherd, shape, and stress-test the team's data analyses
- Consult on data analyses conducted by reporters outside the Data Journalism team
- Work on an unpredictable mix of short, medium, and long deadlines
- Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission of seeking truth and helping people understand the world
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of data journalism experience
- Proficiency working with data in Python and/or R, spreadsheets, and relational databases
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of leadership, editing, and/or mentorship experience
- Experience leading a data journalism team
- Experience working collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams
- Experience data-editing in response to major news cycles
- Comfort with command-line tooling, version control, working with large language models, and other key technical skills
Pay
The annual base pay range for this role is between $150,000 - $175,000 USD. Additional compensation may include variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
Benefits
Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and professional development programs.