Assistant Editor, Fine Arts
Core
Shape and elevate coverage of visual art, architecture, design, museums, and auctions for a broad audience, focusing on the intersection of art and new media including AI.
Role type
Assistant Editor, Fine Arts
Builds
Daily news, features, criticism, service pieces, visual stories, and enterprise projects for The New York Times Arts section.
Domain
Fine Arts, Architecture, Design, Museums, Auctions, New Media
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Editing across formats and platforms, assigning and managing freelancers, managing critics, identifying key storylines, meeting tight deadlines, coordinating with visual/video teams
Preferred skills
Supervising or mentoring journalists, experimenting with new digital storytelling formats, familiarity with Times style standards, collaborating across desks
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Assign, shape, and edit daily art stories including news, features, and criticism; Manage and direct the work of at least one critic; Assign and edit freelance reviews for Weekend Arts; Plan and assign advance obituary coverage of notables in art; Coordinate with European cultural editor on major events; Collaborate with photo, design, visual, and video editors
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC