U.K. Correspondent

The New York Times is looking for a talented and experienced journalist to join our International team as a correspondent with a focus on Britain.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial correspondent with exceptional writing skills. The successful candidate will have a curiosity and desire to tell stories that illuminate the breadth of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and have a proven gift for reporting and storytelling.

As well as being able to cover breaking news with speed and accuracy, you will be a great listener who can gain the trust of a wide range of people, have an abundance of enterprise ideas, and a talent for finding stories that will delight, surprise and inform our audience. 

You will be happy to travel around the U.K., be eager to experiment with new and developing story forms and have a passion for bringing Times journalism to a global audience across digital, print and other media. We are seeking someone who embraces a true range of formats and turnaround times.

The role requires a tenacious reporter with the ability to juggle breaking news, live coverage, analysis and ambitious enterprise. You will be a team player who will enjoy working closely with other correspondents in the London newsroom and across Europe.

This is an in-office position based in London, and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week, except when you are on reporting assignments. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance. The role will report directly to the U.K. Editor. 

Main responsibilities: 

• Build a network of sources in and around the region that will inform rich and original reports, news and features, including analysis on international relations with the United States and other global powers. 
• Follow news, events and cultural trends in the U.K. and Ireland to determine, in conjunction with your colleagues and editor, themes worthy of coverage as breaking news, day news or as enterprise. 
• Contribute to and sometimes be the lead correspondent on live briefings for the region and for other global events, writing concise stories, joining planning meetings and providing live coverage. 
• Cover news accurately and efficiently; maintaining and cultivating news sources and contacts; obtaining information through interviews, observations and research.
• Present facts and analysis with clarity and in conformity with Times style, length and other requirements, and develop high-impact stories based on the broader themes that underpin important news developments. 
• Write on deadline; receive and react to feedback and edits in a timely manner. 
• Collaborate with other reporters in the region during major news events.
• Work with colleagues across Photo, Video, Audio and other departments to bring stories to life in a variety of formats across all Times products. 
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our values of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• Commitment to The New York Times’s strategy, ethics, standards and mission for both yourself, your team, stringers and colleagues.

Ideal candidate: 

• Proven international reporting and writing experience, preferably for a global news organization.
• Must be as comfortable and enthusiastic reacting to breaking news as you are writing thoughtfully about global issues.
• Familiarity with local media and current knowledge of appropriate sources.
• Proactive problem solver.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Collegial and collaborative behavior; integrity with assignments.

In order to be considered for this role, please submit your resume and cover letter, including links to your top 5-7 clips.

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