2027-29 New York Times Editing Residency

The New York Times

Responsibilities: 

• Edit articles from desks across the newsroom, including breaking news and features
  
• Participate in training seminars designed for the residency, and receive regular feedback
  
• Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom on different stories and story forms
  
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
  

Basic Qualifications:

• At least two years of professional journalism experience outside of school publications and internships. Journalists with more than seven years of experience will not be considered.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid news judgment, and a firm grasp of grammar and fact-checking
  
• Professional experience editing and assigning news articles
  

You must be authorized to work in the United States. We will not sponsor work visas for the residency.

The program’s goal is to train the next generation of editors for the broader industry. There is no guarantee of a full-time position upon the program’s completion. We will offer support to editors in their search for full-time opportunities.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 8.

We cannot accept applications that are mailed or emailed to us. We will contact you for interviews as needed, and finalists must take an editing test. This cohort is estimated to begin in late January and end in early 2029.

For more information about The New York Times Editing Residency, visit here (https://www.nytco.com/careers/early-career-opportunities/newsroom-editing-residency/).

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of New York.

Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$98,323.16 - $98,323.16 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.