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Visual Investigations (VI) at The New York Times has become a standard in investigative reporting. This discipline combines traditional reporting with digital sleuthing and the forensic analysis of visual evidence to find truth, hold the powerful to account, and deconstruct important news events.

We are looking for a creative multimedia editor to specialize in motion graphics and animation for Visual Investigations. You will help us craft the very essence of what makes VI successful: the presentation and explanation of visual evidence. You will be a visual thinker with years of experience animating and editing digital video. You will collaborate with members of the VI, Video and Graphics teams

Responsibilities

• Work on breaking news stories and longer-term enterprise and investigative reporting projects
• Work with reporters and producers to shape ideas along visual lines early in the reporting process
• Help maintain and contribute to our Premiere video templates. You will partner with producers and designers to manage and improve the visual architecture for different kinds of video.
• Create and apply motion to scripted video sequences and assets like maps, data and 3-D models
• Find new and interesting ways to explain and illustrate stories for our mobile and desktop audiences and collaborate with the social visuals team. There will also be some occasional video editing.
• Suggest visual assets (maps, charts, diagrams) and visual approaches (animating data or cartography) that add journalistic value

Basic Qualifications

• Experience working collaboratively and creatively, and meeting tight deadlines
• Solid journalistic and visual judgment
• Experience with After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator and 3D modeling software
• 4+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to Visual Investigations’ mission and values
• Strong drive, taking the initiative to surface challenges and opportunities and develop and act on solutions

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY

The annual base pay range for this role is between $105,308.84 and $136,000.00.

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