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The Real Estate section of the New York Times is looking for an experienced, ambitious and creative reporter to focus on interior design and home coverage. The beat will include covering design trends, renovations, celebrity home tours and service around the home. Our ideal candidate is well versed in visual formats, including video. You should be conversant in the world of design but able to write to the everyday New York Times reader who is not a design or architecture enthusiast.

While much of the work will involve service coverage and home tours, this reporter should be prepared to jump on breaking news and come with ideas for enterprise stories and projects in the world of renovation and design that require real reporting skills and experience. You will constantly develop sources within the industry and deliver regular scoops.

This is an in-office position, based in New York City or Los Angeles and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.

You will report to the Real Estate editor.

Responsibilities

Report, write and publish multiple stories a week (a mix of news, service, and features).
Cover design trends, create service guides, profile notable houses.
Oversee our celebrity-focused home tours and spinoff franchises.
Cultivate sources and regularly deliver scoops.
Develop stories that include a range of voices and perspectives.
Collaborate with visual editors on new story formats and multimedia, including reporter video.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years' experience as a reporter
Strong news judgment and instincts
Experience in a deadline-driven environment
Creativity and willingness to experiment with new story forms, including video

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of — and sources within — the design industry
Experience interviewing and booking celebrity interviews
Positive, collaborative attitude

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$113,270.67—$125,000 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.