Deputy Standards Editor For Trust Initiatives

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.

Job Description

For The Times to achieve our mission, we need to do everything we can to build trust with current and potential audiences and make sure that our journalism stands out for its credibility in a crowded information landscape. To that end, we believe it is crucial to help readers understand our original reporting, the expertise of our staff, the steps we take to ensure accuracy and fairness and - especially in the age of A.I. - the human judgment behind our work.

That approach is already visible in some places in our report. Our enhanced bylines highlight the expertise of our reporters. Listeners of The Daily hear firsthand accounts of conversations with sources. Our investigative articles often describe our source material in detail.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a leader to build on our trust and credibility efforts. As a deputy editor in Standards, you will be the journalistic lead in efforts to unlock opportunities to enhance our trust.

This is an exciting role for a senior journalist who is excited to not just shape the future of journalism at The New York Times, but also to help increase the trust in media for millions of readers around the world. You will report into the Standards Editor.

This is a hybrid position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

• Guide and build on the work of the three-person newsroom trust team to analyze our report and develop projects to enhance trust in areas from the execution of our journalism to our off-platform outreach.

• Be an adviser to newsroom and enterprise leaders on projects across The Times. This may include evaluating a specific idea from a trust lens, measuring performance, tracking and ensuring progress, promoting the importance of this work, and developing best practices for desks to follow.

• Help lead efforts to develop and launch new product experiences to convey the trust and credibility of The Times, working collaboratively with the product, design and engineering team to develop hypotheses and run experiments.

• Partner with audience research to develop an understanding of how projects are affecting the way readers perceive The Times.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least five years of experience working in a news media organization

• Excellent reporting, writing or editing skills, and news judgment

• Understanding of mobile and digital trends, and a sense of The Times's competitive landscape

• Experience working with product, design and technology teams

• A familiarity with or interest in Times standards and what's needed to adapt them to new environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the range of our report, and a sense of how our existing coverage can be used to convey trust and credibility

• A proven ability to build consensus, earn the trust of colleagues and motivate others

• Enthusiasm for data-informed decision-making, tracking progress and measuring impact

• Understanding of, or interest in, how product development works regarding prototyping and beta testing to create new experiences, and using data to make decisions

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $190,000.00 and $210,000.00.

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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