At a glance
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- New York, NY
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship not offered
About the role
- The Visual Investigations fellow will work with open-source reporters and video producers to break investigative stories and produce authoritative visual analysis. This role involves digital research, mining social media, and using the web to connect dots that reveal a bigger story.
Responsibilities
- Respond to breaking news by scouring the open-web for visuals
- Help the team organize and analyze video evidence
- Be proactive in identifying and proposing storylines around breaking news
- Participate in training and social programs designed for the fellowship
- Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom
- Demonstrate support and understanding of journalistic independence and the mission to seek the truth
Requirements
- No more than five years of full-time, professional journalism experience, excluding internships
- Familiarity with OSINT and visual verification
- Familiarity with journalistic storytelling (writing, visual storytelling, video)
- Experience with or involvement in developing investigative reporting targets
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Preferred qualifications
- Programming skills
- Fluency in an additional language
- Ability to source audio-visual evidence from a variety of platforms
- Ability to geolocate and chronolocate evidence
- Familiarity with analyzing satellite imagery and data
- Experience with scriptwriting and video production
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- Company-matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development programs
Workplace
- In-office position
- Regular attendance in the office four days each week
Skills
- OSINT
- Visual Verification
- Journalistic Storytelling
- Investigative Reporting
- Scriptwriting
- Video Production
