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Job Description

The New York Times is looking for someone to join our Newsroom Operations team as a news assistant on our International desk, working with editors on many departmental functions.

This is a hybrid position and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance. This is a Guild position reporting to the Deputy Director, Newsroom Operations.

Responsibilities:

The duties of the news assistant may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Update budget planner and calendar

• Web production

• Maintain department documents

• Coordinate communication and help schedule meetings for department editors. Remind editors of appointments and other unfinished business

• Screen and sort mail, send out newspapers, answer telephone calls and manage other incoming information for the department

• Attend daily meetings and take notes that will then be shared with the department

• Proofreading and fact-checking duties

• Audience-related tasks, i.e. SEO and URL verification

• Monitor for breaking news

Also, news assistants may be called upon to help ensure the smooth administrative operation of the assigned desk by performing a variety of tasks under the supervision of desk editors and/or the operations managers, including:

• Maintain varied departmental files and personnel and other office records including work and vacation schedules, timebanks, whereabouts lists and payroll records

• Assist editors and operations managers with processing of freelance and staff payments

• Learn and utilize evolving administrative tools and working with editors and operations managers to help create and apply newsroom policies on the assigned desk

• Arrange equipment repairs as directed; assisting others in maintaining equipment inventory in support of staff; ensure all supplies are fully stocked and new requests are filled in a timely manner

• 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.

While reporting and rewriting shall not be a general requirement of the work of a News Assistant, any employee so classified may perform such work in limited amounts for no additional compensation. The amount of reporting and rewriting a News Assistant is permitted to perform without additional compensation shall result in the publication of no more than 1500 words in any given month, absent a bona fide news emergency.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional experience

• A passion for learning about new tools and journalism formats

• A collaborative attitude with an eagerness to work toward common goals on a team that values trust, transparency and empathy

• Familiarity with Google Workspace (Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides)

• Ability to work with all levels of management and staff and manage the needs of a team of 100+ employees and leaders

• Familiarity with project management tools like AppSheet or Airtable

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of training and experience

• Be accessible after hours or on weekends when breaking news demands

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
The annual base pay salary for this role is between $66,300.00 and $67,000.00.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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