The mission 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. 

About the Role

T Brand Studio is the creative center of excellence and maker studio within NYT Advertising.  Inspired by the journalism of The New York Times, T Brand crafts stories that allow brands to make their mark on the world. Our skilled team of journalists, copywriters, editors, creative directors, designers, videographers, producers, program managers and developers create branded advertising content and custom audio for brands that are embedded in The New York Times platform and its related media offerings.

As a member of our operations team, you will assess incoming opportunities and assign the right creative, edit, video and production resources to the right projects across pre-sale and sold business. This includes evaluating RFPs with strategy and program management leads in pre-sale and sold proposals to determine appropriate casting and level of resource allocation for required roles.You will review, vet, prioritize and interpret talent needs for up to 30 RFPs a week. You will report to the Associate Director of Creative Operations.

This is a hybrid position, based in our New York City headquarters.

Responsibilities:

Maintain and evolve the resource allocation process and tools, built for our changing team needs and workflow

Support operations in review of staffing data/timesheets and communicate meaningful insights on trends, forecast, opportunities for improvement, and areas of concern; provide suggestions for improvement

Can think about people planning in short and long-term bases – can spot challenges before they arise and act to solve

Lead regular resourcing status meetings with specific teams and leadership to raise and resolve any resourcing or bandwidth issues; recognize project risks or resourcing shifts needed

Understand the detail and depth of each team members' skills, including strengths and unique nuances to “cast” to project needs thoughtfully

Monitor studio and team forecasting, flagging capacity issues and identifying and escalating prioritization decisions to leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

4+ years of resource management experience working within a creative agency or media organization that has a heavy emphasis on pre-sale work and close collaboration with a sales team

Experience managing a diverse team of talent across multiple disciplines

Experience with complex, multi-faceted and multi-discipline projects including varying partners within an organization

Experience with diverse ways of working, comfortable overseeing process design, optimization, and implementation

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience providing accurate and insightful reporting to leadership and project teams, identifying gaps, resolving issues

Experience working in a resource management capacity within a media organization 

Time spent in production working with creative and strategy teams on a variety of work (print, digital, experiential, tech, etc)

The annual base pay range for this role is between $70,000.00 and $85,000.00.

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.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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