Director, International Strategy and Operations

The of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

Job Description

Director Of International Strategy and Operations

Location - NYC

Reports to Assistant Managing Editor, Int’l Desk

The New York Times has committed to creating a culture and an environment in which we can all do our best work, including making our newsroom more diverse and equitable and our editorial practices more inclusive. In the newsroom, we are putting in place significant infrastructure to support this work on an ongoing basis — in large part by adding new deputy roles to the leadership teams of many of our departments.

Our international news machine consists of three editing hubs, 30-plus bureaus, and nearly 300 correspondents, editors and staff working for more than a half-dozen departments. The largest, the International Desk, is a sprawling operation in itself, one that has grown rapidly in scale and complexity in recent years and is critical to meeting the company’s journalistic and audience goals.

At the center of all this is the Director of International Strategy and Operations, a newsroom leader who must think strategically about our global editorial priorities, audience and allocation of resources; drive the transformation of our hubs and bureaus into a 24/7 digital operation that puts readers first; build better systems for managing our people around the world, their movements and careers; and pull together teams across the company to tackle an array of challenges through the lens of long-term international growth, including budgeting and finance, security and facilities, recruitment and relocation, and workflow and communication across time zones.

The Director of International Strategy and Operations is responsible for managing strategic initiatives under the leadership of the International Editor, and will work closely with Newsroom Strategy and the newsroom’s Culture and Careers group to coordinate across departments and contribute to and adopt new newsroom-wide approaches. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and problem solver with the analytical, organizational and leadership skills to address some of the newsroom’s most complicated challenges.

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Qualifications

This is an excluded position that reports directly to the International Editor. The annual base pay range for this role is between 160,000 and 190,000 USD

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does 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. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws, and will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.