News Video Fellow

Join the 2027 New York Times fellowship as a video journalist in New York.

The News Video fellow will serve in a video producer capacity on our daily news/breaking news team. You will have a focus in two areas: producing videos for our new Watch tab and producing video coverage on our live journalism team. This is a chance to be on the forefront of our newest initiatives and to participate in some of the biggest breaking news stories. You will be part of the first line of defense on developing stories, helping with innovating digital video news and doing ground-level reporting.

You should have newsroom experience and a solid foundation of how to scout social platforms for video content, verify that content and identify video-storytelling opportunities. You should have a grasp of video production, from editing and shooting to scripting. You can work across breaking news, enterprise and investigations. 

This is an in-office position and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance. You may be required to work some nights, weekends and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Research and develop news stories for video, including sourcing relevant footage from social media, archives and news wires 
• Help manage source material, and translation and transcription needs
• Verify the accuracy and authenticity of media reported across the web and social
• Contribute to video scripts and social copy 
• Help coordinate the post-production process for video stories
• Participate in training and social programs designed for the fellowship
• Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom
• 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

Basic Qualifications:

• No more than five years of full-time, professional journalism experience, excluding internships
• Strong news judgment
• Ability to research, compile and analyze media
• Familiarity with fact-checking and the ability to parse misinformation and disinformation, and support those findings with evidence
• Can work with colleagues and reporters to synthesize newsgathering and/or investigations into a tight, informative and engaging video

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in news and media verification and/or fact-checking
• At least one year of experience as an associate producer or producer in a professional video journalism environment
• Experience sourcing and verifying news video from social media
• Experience editing with Adobe Premiere
• Ability to adapt to change in an unpredictable news and production environment

To apply, upload a résumé and cover letter. You should also include a link to a portfolio of your work. The application will prompt you when to upload materials and ask you for the link to your portfolio. Applications that fail to include any of these materials or follow these instructions will not be considered.

You must be authorized to work in the United States. We will not sponsor work visas for the fellowship, but we will consider applicants with valid work authorization or a valid student visa that can be extended with Optional Practical Training.

You may apply to only one fellowship position per year. For instance, if you apply as a video journalist, you should not apply for any other positions in the fellowship. Duplicate applications will be discarded.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Nov. 20.

The Times Fellowship generates a high level of interest, so we cannot acknowledge the status of applications upon receipt or during the vetting process, which can take eight weeks or more. We cannot accept applications that are mailed or emailed to us. We will contact you for interviews as needed.

The fellowship program will begin on or about June 7, 2027, and end on May 26, 2028, subject to satisfactory performance. There is no guarantee of a full-time position upon completion of the program.

For more information about the Times Fellowship, visit here.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of New York.

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Additional Compensation and Benefits:

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. 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.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between: 82414.8 - 82414.8 USD