Director, Post Production Operations & Support

The posting, as The New York Times wrote it

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.

About the Role, Mission or Department Overview

The New York Times is continuing to expand its video journalism, identifying compelling video and audio stories across the depth and breadth of our report. We showcase the expertise of Times journalists on-camera, share urgent news updates, produce on-the-ground reporting, pioneering Visual Investigations, and Shows. We are looking for a Director of Post Production Operations and Support to oversee the video post-production workflows, systems, and technical support that enable reliable newsroom video and show production at scale. This role sits within the newsroom's Media Operations team, works across all field and studio production, and manages a team of post production and technical specialists charged with developing, implementing, and supporting best-in-class workflows for our video journalism.

You will report to the Head of Media Operations and partner closely with the senior leaders overseeing our video journalism, the Director of Studios, and the leaders of production management, editorial operations, and cinematography. You are a collaborative, supportive leader with excellent communication skills and a future-oriented approach.

This is an in-office position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week.

Responsibilities

Lead the Post Production Operations and Support function supporting all newsroom shows and video journalism produced globally (current video operations in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Seoul)

Design, implement, and continuously optimize end-to-end post-production workflows to support fast-turnaround breaking news, Shows, Reporter Video, Field production, and long-form Visual InvestigationsWorkflows including but not limited to: ingest, cloud asset management, cloud edit, captioning and graphics, and finishing/publishing

Lead the ongoing transition to cloud and automated workflows to minimize friction for studio and remote production

Manage, develop, and grow the global post production operations and support team, including career development, performance management, hiring and training

Partner with the Director of Studios on production readiness and the integration of studio systems with post-production and publishing workflows

Partner with the IT and Networking functions to manage and scale post-production infrastructure, ranging from storage to high-sp
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ation. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

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