Job Description: Comment Moderator (Temporary)

Salary: $72,143.33 - $73,000 USD (Annual Base Pay Range)

Location Type: Remote (Employees in New York are encouraged to work with the team in NYC headquarters)

Employment Type: Temporary (up to six months with possibility of extension), Full-time (35 hours/week) or Part-time

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Position Overview

The New York Times Community team is seeking several Comment Moderators to join on a temporary basis. This role involves reviewing, approving, and curating reader comments in a fast-paced environment, contributing to The Times's reputation for thoughtful and robust comment sections. Moderators will help facilitate informed and thoughtful debate among readers on important global news.

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Responsibilities

• Moderate comments according to NYT guidelines, ensuring a high-quality user experience.
• Nominate comments for highlighting as NYT Picks.
• Assist reporters and editors with replies to reader comments, identifying opportunities for journalists to engage with reader questions.
• Share insights on comment trends with the Community team, Audience team, and specific desks in the newsroom and Opinion section.
• Flag errors identified by readers to Community editors and relevant desk editors.
• Track work using team tools such as Slack, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.
• Perform related work as assigned.
• Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to The Times's mission: "to seek the truth and help people understand the world."

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Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Journalism experience.
• Demonstrated interest in community building.
• Demonstrated news judgment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with online discussion groups as a moderator, manager, or contributor.
• A willingness to help shape The Times's roadmap for building communities within its comments sections.

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Company Information

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Independent journalism is at the core of everything the company does, supported by a world-renowned newsroom reporting from nearly 160 countries. The Times focuses on reader experience across print, audio, and digital platforms, with a business strategy centered on providing journalism that readers value and are willing to pay for.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world's best source of independent, reliable, and quality journalism. They embrace a diverse workforce with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

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Application Instructions

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY. REQ-018539

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. They do not discriminate on the basis of 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.

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