Personal Finance Producer

The Newyork Times Company

Location   :    New York
Job Id        :    1000544

About the organisation:

The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2007 revenues of  $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

Job Description:

The New York Times is looking for a personal finance producer to join our Web newsroom. He or she will work with reporters and editors to build out and produce the personal finance area of the business section, ensuring that our coverage is useful, up to date and visually arresting, and that it brings the smarts and sophistication of The New York Times to life on the Web. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working in a collaborative, competitive, deadline-oriented news environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Collaborating with editors, producers, reporters and product managers to shape the personal finance section of NYTimes.com.
- Working closely with various members of The Times?s business desk to ensure that the section is both a useful resource and a destination for up-to-date news.
- Creating special packages and multimedia features to accompany breaking news or special features.
- Conceiving of personal finance tools, and working with editors and developers to build them for the site.
- Selecting, cropping and toning photographs.
- Writing concise summaries and headlines for articles.  Writing captions and headlines in a manner consistent with Times style.

EXPERIENCE:

- A strong, demonstrable passion for journalism in all forms, including blogs and multimedia.
- Writing, editing and research proficiency.
- Exceptional computer skills and familiarity with online media, including proficiency in Photoshop, HTML, blogging software and other applications. A working knowledge of audio editing tools is a plus.
- Attention to detail.
- Comfortable with change and willing to adapt to the constant flow of news.
- Ability to work well in a collaborative environment.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule that many include nights and weekends. 
  
NYTimes.com offers a highly competitive salary and benefits program including: comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) plan, tuition assistance, and a bonus program. 

How to apply:

To apply online, please use the following link:

https://careers.nytco.com/TAM/nyt_docs/TAM/candidate.html    with Job Id: 1000544

The New York Times Company is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic.  The New York Times Company is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.

Job posted on  23 Apr 2008.

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