Correspondent (Russia)

Position description

The New York Times is looking for a talented and experienced journalist to join our International team as a correspondent covering Russia.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial correspondent with exceptional writing skills who can expertly craft pieces that range across geopolitics, society and economics. The successful candidate will have a curiosity and desire to tell stories, 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 and break news, have an abundance of enterprise ideas, and a talent for finding stories that will delight, surprise and inform our audience.

You will 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 correspondent with the ability to juggle breaking news, live coverage, analysis and ambitious enterprise. You will be a team player who will work with the Russia Bureau Chief and the Russia/Ukraine Editor, as well as correspondents across Europe and in Washington.

This is an in-office position based in Berlin and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance. This role will report to the Russia/Ukraine Editor.

Main responsibilities:

• Follow news, events and cultural trends in Russia, Belarus and the eight nations of Central Asia and the Caucasus to determine, in conjunction with your colleagues and editor, themes worthy of coverage as breaking news, day news or 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.
• 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.
• 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 ourvalues of journalistic independenceand 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.

Basic qualifications:

• Written and verbal fluency in English. Proficiency in Russian is preferred.
• 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 the 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.

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