Graphics Developer - Publishing and Storytelling Tools

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

The Graphics department at The New York Times is looking for a leader in software engineering to conceive and drive the execution of publishing and storytelling tools that power our interactive and visual journalism across platforms. You will also help conceptualize and build new visual formats for news coverage and collaborate with other journalists from around the newsroom to create original visual journalism. 

You have an ability to create visually-compelling interactive experiences, and have experience creating tooling and systems to build web-based features. You will maintain and contribute to a suite of custom software used by hundreds of newsroom staffers to create visual and interactive journalism. 

Below are examples of the types of projects that are published with these tools. They are also the kinds of projects that you might work on directly as an author.

• Inside the Deadly Maui Inferno, Hour by Hour

• Track Covid-19 in the U.S.

• China Quietly Rebuilds Secretive Base for Nuclear Tests

• Maps: Tracking Air Quality and Smoke From Wildfires

The Graphics department is a group of journalists and visual thinkers with creative backgrounds ranging from architecture to cartography to computer science. We are curious about all kinds of things and want to find individuals who bring their own curiosity to bear in creative approaches to storytelling.

You will report to the Assistant Editor, Graphics, Publishing Tools and Platform Innovation.

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

Responsibilities:

• Conceive and drive the execution of software tooling that allows others to produce and publish interactive journalism

• Facilitate and guide contributions from other developers to core software

• Sketch and quickly generate prototypes of interactive applications, graphics and other types of multimedia story forms

• Collaborate on news deadlines with a multidisciplinary team to create journalism

• Uphold the standards of accuracy, fairness and clarity expected of all Times journalists

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Expertise in development of interactive graphics or Web sites, including HTML, CSS and JavaScript

• Expertise in building software and tooling for the publication of websites and interactive applications

• Skill in interface design and information graphic design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Svelte and other modern web technologies.

• Experience managing applications in cloud computing environments.

• Curiosity and interest in the news, and in finding innovative approaches to telling stories.

• Experience working collaboratively with members of a mixed-media team.

• Experience adapting to change in a daily, unpredictable news production environment.

• Experience making quick decisions under a deadline-driven and a high-pressure newsroom environment.

Applications should include links to a portfolio or code repositories to demonstrate the creation of software and interactive applications. A cover letter describing your role in specific projects is encouraged.

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $130,000.00 and $155,000.00.

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 [email protected]. 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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