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Job Description

The New York Times is looking for a tenacious and rigorous journalist to join our Washington Bureau to produce investigative and enterprise work about the Supreme Court, the justices, and the network of institutions and individuals who surround the court.

You have outstanding writing and reporting abilities, as well the ability to work independently, conceiving stories and reporting them thoroughly and accurately. You can produce enterprise and write breaking news quickly and clearly under deadline pressure in an intensely competitive news environment. The goal is to dive deeply into this country’s third branch of government, to explain how it functions, and to scrutinize and hold accountable this powerful institution whose decisions shape American life. In addition, you will scrutinize the influential players outside the court who seek to affect or benefit from its decisions.

This is a hybrid position is based in Washington, D.C., and includes regular attendance in the office each week per departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

• You will cover live and breaking news, enterprise and investigations.

• You will generate coverage ideas, including specific targets or broad themes.

• You will deliver clean, fast, accurate and engaging copy at a high level.

• You will discover and cultivate news sources and contacts; follow news trends.

• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence (https://www.nytco.com/company/mission-and-values/) and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

• A strong understanding of Times style and standards

• A willingness to be flexible as the newsroom’s needs evolve

• Commitment to The New York Times’s strategy, ethics, standards and mission for yourself, your team, stringers and colleagues.

• You will report to the Supreme Court editor in the Washington Bureau.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of beat reporting and writing experience with a demonstrated ability to develop sources and take on challenging investigative targets

• 2+ years of experience juggling breaking news, smart analysis and enterprise

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience collaborating and partnering with colleagues across The New York Times newsroom.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $124,979.94 and $155,000.00.

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. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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