Conflict Editor

The International Desk is seeking a Conflict Operations Editor. This dedicated newsroom role requires a veteran journalist who has demonstrated sharp judgment and leadership working in security-sensitive assignments.

Responsibilities:

• Build and guide newsgathering operations: The primary goal of this position is to inform and ensure we’re making the right calls on assignments in security-sensitive locations. With guidance and close partnership from our security experts, you will collaborate with senior editors to make the tough decisions on editorial necessity and safety to ensure the safety of our teams in the field.
• Leadership Briefings: Provide daily situation and staffing updates for newsroom editors and leadership. Investigate and analyze security incidents and issues to find vulnerabilities and enact corrective measures as needed so we are continuously improving our systems.
• Establishing Conflict Bureaus: Deploy quickly to rapidly create or scale wartime bureaus. Work with security and the bureau chief to secure and vet critical local infrastructure and ensure our on-the-ground presence and operation supports safety and exceptional journalism.
• Business continuity: Lead disaster recovery, evacuation planning and crisis management in partnership with our business continuity team.
• Operational Security: Work in close partnership with the security operation to ensure teams have the specific gear and training required for their assignments, and that we’re following proper protocols to enable our journalists to stay safe while doing their jobs.
• Freelancer & Evacuee Support: In collaboration with Legal and Global Operations, coordinate support for our freelancers in conflict zones, and for Times journalists who have had to relocate or evacuate due to conflicts.
• Digital Security: Work with our information security team to ensure that journalists in sensitive environments have their data, devices and sources properly protected.
• Journalistic values: 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:

• Experience working with journalists in conflict zones
• Experience in a role requiring high-level operational skills and crisis management.
• Excellent news judgment and understanding of journalistic imperatives.
• Strong communication skills, able to brief and advise leadership with clarity
• Strong collaboration skills, with experience working across a broad range of stakeholders and partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in journalism, including significant time as a correspondent or editor in security-sensitive places.
• Demonstrated experience managing local teams (fixers, drivers, interpreters) in volatile or hostile environments.
• Demonstrated organizational and process‑management skills
• Willingness to travel internationally, including to security-sensitive locations on short notice.
• Experience developing safety protocols for complex newsgathering operations

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, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. For roles outside the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all 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, 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.