Job Description
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
About the Role, Mission or Department Overview
Wirecutter is seeking a projects editor to support editorial planning and cross-functional project management This role is part of a small but mighty team that oversees calendars and planning, supports story development workflows, serves as a command center for newsroom-wide initiatives and communications, and leads special projects like deals events and special series.
This is an individual contributor role for our larger editorial operations team and for our newsroom at large. You will report to and work closely with our editorial operations manager, who oversees both the editorial operations and production teams. You’ll support our editorial calendar and planning, lead or co-lead editorial projects, workflow improvements, and develop a deep expertise in our newsroom tools.
This role requires an operational mind, a journalist’s sensibility, and an eagerness to think big and creatively, while keeping details close at hand.
This role has the potential to be remote, though New York City-based applicants are preferred.
Responsibilities:
Manage our publishing calendar alongside audience and publishing leads, prioritizing seasonal, high-priority, or timely coverage.
Lead lineup meetings and stay close to our coverage and deadlines. Identify and delegate steps and responsibilities, connect stakeholders to solve roadblocks, and maintain accountability.
Lead or co-lead editorial project management for edit packages, like special series, feature editorial packages, curated Wirecutter deal events, or other seasonal projects.
In close partnership with team leads, identify and operationalize improvements to team workflows across Wirecutter’s newsroom.
Build efficient and repeatable plans and workflows, strategically collaborate with stakeholders, and build workflow solutions.
Develop a deep expertise in our existing tools, with an eye toward consistent newsroom-wide adoption and continuous improvement in how we utilize them.
Train the newsroom and proactively update and improve documentation and trainings as tools evolve.
Stay up to date on the latest newsroom workflows, tools, and processes owned by the editorial operations team and other teams in order to communicate with our newsroom about our workflows, tools, and processes.
Design documentation and lead trainings on our tools and processes, while continuously updating and refining them as our newsroom grows and our workflows evolve.
Support new journalists’ onboarding by contributing to trainings, troubleshooting tools, and making improvements to the onboarding process.
Create and update documentation with an eye for consistency, clarity, and relevancy.
Perform related work as assigned.
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:
4+ years of professional experience in project management or journalism
Extensive experience managing various priorities, assignments, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously
Comfort and familiarity in leading training sessions, presenting data and ideas to colleagues, and writing process documentation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Airtable, Zapier, and/or Confluence is a plus
This is a union position as classified by the News Guild of New York.
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The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$82,000—$86,000 USD
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, 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.
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