The New York Times is a global media organization dedicated to helping people understand the world through unrivaled, on-the-ground, expert and deeply reported independent journalism.
Our Mission
We inform people who want to understand the world by directing attention to what matters — without fear or favor. We are the most powerful engine for independent, boots-on-the-ground, deeply reported journalism, and setting the standard for the most ambitious and innovative storytelling. Together, we make our journalism more insightful, meaningful and essential to the daily lives of the global community we serve.
Our People
To produce our signature journalism and dynamic products that stand apart, we recruit the finest talent in the world. At The New York Times, we employ journalists, developers, strategists, videographers, marketers, art directors and many others. Our employees are dedicated people at all stages of their careers who bring different perspectives and practices to The Times. Let’s meet some of them.
Sewell Chan
International news editor
Hometown:
New York City
College:
Harvard University
What I do:
I help direct coverage about international affairs, working with editors across our three newsrooms — Hong Kong, London, New York — and correspondents around the world.
First job:
A summer internship at The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1995, after my first year in college, copy-editing local news stories. The internship program was named for Art Peters, an Inquirer columnist who died in 1973, and aimed at encouraging minority students to pursue careers in journalism.
Advice for someone starting at The Times:
Introduce yourself to colleagues from throughout the organization, including other departments and office locations. You’ll be inspired.
Modupe Akinnawonu
product manager
Hometown:
London
College:
New York University
What I do:
I mainly focus on our Android news app. I work with engineers, designers, the newsroom, other product managers, marketing, and advertising to build great experiences for our Android users.
Tenure at The Times:
I started as a social media intern during grad school. After a brief break following graduation, I returned as a liaison between the mobile product team and customer care team. From there, I moved onto the product team as a product analyst and held various roles before being promoted to my current position.
Interesting fact:
I lived in Prague for a semester and learned just enough Czech to successfully make purchases in corner stores.
Advice for someone starting at The Times:
Learn everything you can from everyone you can.
Runa Sandvik
senior director of information security
Hometown:
Oslo
College:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
What I do:
I empower people to do what they need to do securely, whether they’re communicating with a source or on-boarding a new employee.
First job:
Security researcher with the Tor Project. I spent four years researching internet censorship, advocating for online privacy and teaching people how to be anonymous online.
Secret to career success:
Tenacity. Stay focused and know what’s worth fighting for, for the better of the business and for your team.
Advice for someone starting at The Times:
Be authentic, kind and patient. Take initiative and ask lots of questions.
Adam Liptak
Supreme Court correspondent
Hometown:
Stamford, Conn.
College:
Yale
What I do:
I try to translate yards of impenetrable legal jargon into something approaching English — really fast.
Tenure at The Times:
I worked in the legal department of The New York Times Company for 10 years, moved to the newsroom in 2002 to become national legal correspondent and started covering the Supreme Court in 2008.
Advice for someone starting at The Times:
Heed the core journalistic values — clear thinking, scrupulous accuracy, vivid writing, fearlessness — no matter what your job.
Claudio E. Cabrera
senior digital strategist, SEO editor
Hometown:
Manhattan
College:
Brooklyn College
What I do:
I’m tasked with ensuring our stories are optimized in a manner that opens us up to as many eyeballs as possible on Google and other search engines.
Most important business lesson learned:
Hug your losses in the same way you hug your victories because they are both equally important to growth.
Advice for someone starting at The Times:
Sit down with as many people as you can. Not just individuals in your department but outside of it as well. Every person has a different experience and hearing all those perspectives will be important to ingest as you navigate the Times in your first year.
Sydney Levin
creative director and executive video producer, T Brand Studio
Hometown:
Hauppauge, N.Y.
College:
Boston University College of Communications
What I do:
T Brand Studio creates content (films, stories, photo essays, VR — the sky’s the limit) for advertisers. I oversee our video team and work directly with clients to come up with great ideas.
Funniest on-the-job experience:
During a presentation I was giving, I noticed that the audience was incredibly attentive, staring at me with mouths agape. I started to wonder if I had missed my calling as a professional speaker and began to muse about my future on the TED circuit … until I turn around and realized the building directly behind me appeared to be on fire.
Advice for someone starting at The Times:
To quote our latest marketing campaign: “The truth is more important now than ever.”
Diversity and Inclusion
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. Read our first annual report on diversity and inclusion at The New York Times.
Employee Resource Groups
The New York Times Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) bring people together to create community in our work environment. Along with providing forums for employees, our varied resource groups help support the company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Arab Collective
The Arab Collective brings together staff members of Arab descent and those with interest in the region to encourage deepened awareness and understanding of Arab culture, history and current events.
Our group serves as a resource for the newsroom and business side and aims to nourish a sense of community among members, offer mutual support, and organize cultural events and volunteer activities. Our involvement demonstrates the company’s commitment to a diverse array of people, experience and perspectives.
Executive sponsor:
Cliff Levy, deputy managing editor
Asian Network
The Asian Network advocates for the company’s diversity and inclusion goals, as well as for issues of interest to the Asian and Asian-American community at The Times and at large. We are committed to being a resource, a gathering place for fellowship and fun and an amplified voice focused on diversity, career fulfillment and the company’s future.
Executive sponsor:
A. G. Sulzberger, publisher
Black@NYT
Black@NYT cultivates leadership and growth opportunities for black employees and supports the company’s inclusion objectives around the recruitment and retention of a diverse talent pool. Black@NYT is open to all employees, and its members sponsor initiatives throughout the year including professional development, company policy advocacy, arts and culture events, happy hours and volunteer opportunities.
Executive sponsors:
Mark Thompson, C.E.O., and Dean Baquet, executive editor
Executive Assistants Resource Network (EARN)
EARN is a unified network dedicated to learning, educating and developing talent for the benefit of the company, ourselves and each other. Members of EARN interact with their peers (who share common interests and goals) while focusing on ways to further personal growth and professional development.
Executive sponsor:
Lee Wecker, director, Facilities
Healthy Times
Healthy Times is dedicated to empowering employees to take control of their mental, physical and emotional well-being, from helping them make smart choices to coping with work-life balance issues. Through programs and campaigns, our goal is to foster a workplace of healthy living and awareness.
Executive sponsor:
David Perpich, president and general manager, Wirecutter
Latino Network
The Latino Network is dedicated to helping The Times recruit and retain Latino colleagues and is also active in engaging the Latino community at large. The Latino Network will serve as a central resource for its members to increase cultural awareness, and access information on community outreach and professional development. By our actions, we seek to inspire commitment to a diversity of people, perspectives and voices that will help The New York Times become a more successful and innovative company.
Executive sponsor:
Diane Brayton, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary
Follow us on Facebook at The New York Times Latino Network, on Twitter at @nytlatinonet or on Instagram at nytlatinonetwork
Times Out
Times Out is dedicated to fostering a fair and safe workplace, and educating employees and leadership about issues related to gender and sexuality. We give back to our community through volunteering and fundraising, including raising more than $50,000 for AIDS Walk New York over the past five years. And we socialize and ne!work with LGBT resource groups across industries.
Executive sponsor:
Ellen Shultz, executive vice president, Talent and Inclusion
Follow us on Facebook at Times Out or on Twitter at @TimesOut, or join our team
Times Cares
Times Cares is a multigenerational group open to all employees. Its mission is to be a resource and advocate for work-related topics and life experiences that affect everyone. Using diverse work experiences, we seek to inform, educate, collaborate, debate and support each other in addition to increasing awareness of Times programs and benefits available to all.
Executive sponsor:
Roland Caputo, executive vice president, Print Products
Women’s Network
The Women’s Network is dedicated to helping employees develop the skills and relationships necessary to advance their careers while maintaining a balance between their professional and personal lives. The network supports employees trying to navigate a changing media environment and provides a forum for discussion about issues that matter to women.
Executive sponsor:
Meredith Kopit Levien, executive vice president and chief operating officer
Follow us on Facebook at The New York Times Women’s Network
Young Professionals
New York Times Young Professionals aims to help organize mentorship and networking, and develops events, with a focus on connecting young professionals at The Times.
Executive sponsor:
Sam Dolnick, assistant managing editor
Employee Activities
To foster a healthy work-life environment, The New York Times offers programs to strengthen our skills, our minds and our bodies.
Education
Among the many educational perks available at different units, we offer access to Lynda.com, an online library offering thousands of video courses on topics ranging from “Advancing Your Career” to ZBrush animation.
Times Toastmasters
From public speaking, presentations to general conversations, Toastmasters will strengthen your communication skills and boost your confidence.
Sports Clubs
Running Club
Runners of any ability level are welcome to join the Running Club. We compete in the Media Challenge, a five-race summer series, against other New York-area squads from print, television, cable and radio.
Softball Team
The Headliners, the company-sponsored coed team, plays in the Publisher’s Softball League, and were league champions in 2016 and 2017. Players of all levels can join the team.
Volleyball Team
Pulitzer Passers, the company’s volleyball team, plays in the New York Urban Volleyball League.
Basketball Team
The Truth, the company’s basketball team, plays in the New York Urban Basketball League.
Times Reads
We help engage our members in conversation on topics that embrace our diversity. Recent visitors have included: John Leguizamo, who discussed “Latin History for Morons” and “Ghetto Klown”; Isabel Allende, who spoke on “In the Midst of Winter”; Adam Grant, who discussed “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World”; and Gloria Steinem, who spoke about “My Life on the Road.”