Weekend Editor, Graphics (Senior Staff Editor)
Core
Senior visual editor creating maps, diagrams, and quick-turn graphics for breaking news and planned stories on weekends.
Role type
Senior Staff Editor, Visual Journalism
Builds
Timely visual stories, maps, charts, and diagrams for The New York Times digital and print platforms
Domain
News media, Data visualization, Visual storytelling
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features
Required skills
News judgment, Independent work, Visual storytelling, Map creation, Chart design, Diagram design, 3-D modeling, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma
Preferred skills
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Svelte, ai2html, Web development, Data analysis
Responsibilities
Create and publish weekend graphics coverage using a range of visual forms, Produce and edit news graphics quickly and iteratively, Guide a small team of visual journalists to cover major breaking news on the weekend when necessary, Collaborate with journalists from Graphics and other newsroom desks on breaking news coverage
Seniority
Senior Staff, Hands-on IC