Senior Editor, Texas Coverage

Salary: $180,000 - $210,000 USD (annual base pay range) Location Type: Hybrid (based in a to-be-determined city in Texas) Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

The New York Times is seeking an experienced, Texas-based Senior Editor to shape and expand its coverage of the state. Texas is a critical hub for national discourse in politics, culture, and business. This role is part of a broader investment in the Times's Texas coverage, aiming to build a more robust journalistic presence across various desks. The ideal candidate will have deep roots and relationships in Texas and within The New York Times newsroom, possessing a strong vision for leveraging the organization's resources to increase impact and audience engagement in the state.

Responsibilities

• Manage an expanded team to set the journalistic agenda for Texas.
• Oversee an experienced team of editors and reporters working from Texas for the National desk.
• Develop staffing plans and hire a team for the Texas hub.
• Lead and understand coverage lines across desks to create a cohesive Texas report.
• Convene staff across desks for brainstorming and coverage discussions, suggesting stories and lines of coverage.
• Oversee efforts to innovate in story presentation and audience building within Texas.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of journalistic independence and The Times's mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• Report to the National Editor.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of journalistic and management experience, with the ability to make sound, independent judgments about quality and process.
• 5+ years of experience serving as a leader on coverage spanning subjects and desks.
• Experience managing a team and collaborating effectively.
• Demonstrated creative instincts that go beyond traditional text formats.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A willingness to be flexible as the newsroom's needs evolve.
• An openness to trying new storytelling approaches.

About The New York Times

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Independent journalism is at the heart of all we do, from our world-renowned newsroom reporting from nearly 160 countries to our focus on reader experience across print, audio, and digital platforms. Our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable, and quality journalism. We embrace a diverse workforce with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across all ranks and levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, or pregnancy.

Job ID: REQ-018447