Deputy Editor for Visuals and Data, The Upshot

The New York Times · New York, NY

Content / Writing New York, NY Posted May 27, 2026 150,000 – 190,000 USD

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About the Role:

The Upshot is a versatile, multidisciplinary team in the New York Times newsroom whose mission is to help our readers understand the news — and to find new ways to explain the world we're living in.

We're looking for a data-savvy visual editor who will work with the entire Upshot desk on projects ranging from short news stories to long-term enterprise to interactive applications.

As a deputy editor, you will be part of the Upshot's leadership team, and you will influence everything we publish. Your role will involve both big-picture thinking and extreme attention to detail. Sometimes, you will edit an entire story or project from conception through publication. Other times, you'll lend a hand in making sure a visual element is precise and pixel-perfect. You're someone who can create new formats to communicate with audiences, and who also enjoys sweating the details on making an individual chart better.

You are an editor who can help reporters think through how to analyze a dataset. You should develop intuitive (and counterintuitive) ways to tell stories through charts, graphics, and other formats. You should refine visual elements, stories, and projects with meticulousness and rigor. You should dream up entirely new ways of doing journalism.

The Upshot has a wide remit. It is the home of cutting-edge data visualization, detailed policy analysis, Nate Cohn's newsletter and standalone destinations like Wordle Bot and Spelling Bee Buddy. It covers a wide range of topics, including politics, policy, health care, cities, culture, education, gender, climate and more. And it is powered by a collaborative group of journalists, including reporters with decades of experience and some of our best software developers and data visualizers.

Together, they produce work like this:

We're looking for someone who can conceive, develop, refine and edit ideas like these — and ideas we haven't even scratched the surface of.

Responsibilities:

Conceive, edit and publish stories that involve data-driven analysis, visual communication of data, and other forms of visual storytelling
Find innovative ways to shape stories that combine text, charts, graphics, video, photography, reader interactivity and other multimedia
Make our charts and graphics better, envision ways to communicate data that may not be immediately obvious, and refine these elements so they follow Upshot sensibility and Times style
Explore the latest technologies for visual storytelling and how they can make our stories clearer or more engaging
Help the Upshot expand in video
Be comfortable editing text and shaping the narrative flow of stories
Coach journalists to improve their visualization, design and data analysis skills
Be part of the desk's leadership team, supporting everyone on the Upshot
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.
You will report to the Editor, The Upshot

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of experience producing or editing charts/graphics, data-driven journalism, visual journalism, interactive journalism, or similar
Experience envisioning, editing and elevating data-driven visual journalism that enhances an audience's understanding with a high level of polish and attention to detail
Fluency in visual software, including Adobe Illustrator or Figma
Experience producing coverage on both breaking news and enterprise timelines

Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years of management experience leading reporters, data journalists and/or visual journalists, particularly on more analytical work
Fluency with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, including frameworks, like Svelte, that are used to produce visual stories
Experience working with and analyzing data, in R, Python or other tools
Strong news judgment, and experience approaching the news creatively
An interest in learning new technical skills
Experience leading and collaborating in multidisciplinary settings
Experience editing stories that involve statistics, politics, policy and/or economics
Experience with video, motion graphics and/or related skills
Experience editing articles and other text for publication
A strong understanding of the kinds of subjects the Upshot covers, and a neverending ideas list

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$150,000—$190,000 USD

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, 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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