Senior Producer, Video (Trust)

Responsibilities

• Oversee video production and workflow for the Trust Team.
• Drive innovative Trust-focused video that explains how Times journalism works, why we cover what we cover and how we make our decisions.
• Greenlight story development ideas and give feedback on story edits for Trust videos.
• Edit scripts and guide visual approaches for explainers, Q&As and other short-form videos on our journalistic process that build confidence and trust on and off platform.
• Review, assign and provide feedback on stories.
• Direct video production team in interviews and shoots as needed, helping colleagues translate complex reporting and standards decisions into accessible and compelling video.
• Foster experiments with new video concepts and strategies that reach existing and new audiences, including people who may not already read, watch or listen to The Times.
• Develop and ensure implementation of the visual strategy as well as create playbooks and provide guidance for the team to make this work a permanent part of our portfolio.
• Collaborate and coordinate with the Trust and Standards teams and other newsroom stakeholders to align video work with broader trust initiatives and training.
• Effectively manage and collaborate with colleagues and cross-functional partners.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 8+ years producing digital news videos.
• 3+ years experience managing or supervising members of a video team.
• Experience in digital or broadcast news.
• Understanding of Times standards of journalistic excellence and truthfulness.
• Understanding of mainstream and emerging social channels.
• Demonstrated news judgment.
• Ability to approach the full range of trust and credibility issues facing The Times.
• Rock-solid judgment, a high-level understanding of what The Times considers fair and independent journalism.