Staff Photo Editor, Business
New York, NY · 5+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 16, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- New York, NY
About the role
- A Photo Editor for The New York Times brings a creative eye and innovative approach to formats and mobile-focused presentations.
- This role involves sharp technical skills and sound journalistic judgment to join a team creating visual journalism—still and video—for breaking news, features, and enterprise stories.
Responsibilities
- Conceive of, pitch, develop, edit, pace, and build powerful and innovative visual stories with attention to detail in a fast-paced newsroom
- Maintain the highest standard of photography and multimedia assigning for feature, news, and enterprise stories for all platforms including mobile, print, and social
- Identify, vet, and onboard new contributing photojournalists as needed, ensuring they are versed and committed to ethical journalistic rigor, independence, and integrity
- Collaborate with writers, reporters, editors, visual editors, and photographers to shape ideas into visual story opportunities
- Demonstrate strong editorial judgment, working with Times editors and legal department for all vetting, copyright, legal, and ethical questions
- Focus on working with a diverse range of subjects and photographers, keeping a global and multigenerational audience in mind
- Coordinate with Business desk editors and security team members to ensure the utmost preparation, training, and safety of photojournalists in the field
- Maintain and meet the desk's photo budget, and process or approve invoices in a timely fashion
- Attend photo department meetings to report and share the desk's visual priorities
- Demonstrate support and understanding of the value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in a newsroom or equivalent
- Experience assigning and directing photojournalists in a variety of situations
- Proven deep research skills
- Expertise in handling electronic images, photographic usage, and copyright issues
- Strong technical skills, including proficiency in digital tools and programs, including content management systems, Photoshop, PhotoMechanic, video editing tools, and social media platforms
Preferred qualifications
- An enthusiasm for visual journalism and current events, coupled with keen news judgment and a firm sense of journalistic ethics
- Strong organizational, communication, and collaborative abilities
- Knowledge of Adobe Premiere is a plus
- Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects in fast-moving environments
- The initiative to take on and learn new technologies and tasks
- Openness to working a flexible schedule as news demands
- Experience making quick decisions under deadlines in a high-pressure news environment
Benefits
- Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- 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
- Hybrid position based in New York City
- Includes regular attendance in the office 4 days each week
Skills
- Photoshop
- PhotoMechanic
- Adobe Premiere
- Content Management Systems
- Video Editing Tools
- Social Media Platforms
