Deputy, Books, Events, and TV/Film

The New York Times is seeking a Deputy to the Editorial Director of Books, Events, and TV/Film. This role will focus on supporting the work of our editorial extensions in these areas.

The right candidate is an experienced creative editor:

They are passionate about storytelling in multiple formats. They are generative and have creative ideas about how to extend New York Times brands and products into many types of culture and media and have a point of view on how a new expression will broaden the Times audience in a valuable way.

They have a track record of generating successful editorial projects from idea through execution (e.g., a magazine issue, podcast series, live event, or TV show). They will enjoy making connections between the world-class work being produced at The Times and what the market wants.

The right candidate is a project management dynamo. All of this work requires organization, project tracking, and collaboration across teams. Alongside editorial skill, the role requires top-notch communication skills and the ability to work within multiple sets of priorities. This is a role for someone who relishes collaboration.

Experience developing and producing unscripted television (eg: a cooking show, a game show, or related program) is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Work across editorial teams to ideate and execute creative expressions of our journalism off-platform that align with the company’s strategic priorities.

Oversee all editorial project management across the books, events, and TV/film portfolio.

Write and edit pitches, proposals, scripts, and other editorial and creative materials.

Research and track of industry trends and successes.

Over time, serve as a stand-in for the Executive Editorial Director in internal and external meetings.

Basic Qualifications:

At least 5 years of experience in one or more of these fields: magazine editing, non-fiction TV development, book editing, editorial event programming.

Experience assigning and editing creative projects in multiple formats (magazine issues, event series, audio, etc., not just individual stories).

Track record of successful creative collaboration and comfort working with subject-area experts like media personalities, product leads, editors and/or art directors.

Used to working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Excellent creative ideas and taste.

Proven organizational/project management skills.

Good people skills, sterling communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

People-managing experience is a plus.

Entrepreneurial curiosity.

This role will report into Caitlin Roper, Executive Editorial Director of Books, Film/TV and Events.

The annual base pay range for this role is between $170,000.00 and $185,000.00.