Open Source Intelligence Reporter

The New York Times International Investigations team is looking for a relentlessly curious investigative journalist with experience mining open source intelligence and data.

Our team tackles the biggest, hardest and most ambitious stories with nimbleness and an eye toward accountability. We’re looking for candidates who are energized by the most challenging puzzles and who have the creativity and open-source investigative skills needed to solve them.

Sometimes you’d work alone, pursuing stories that you conceived; more often you’d work with investigative reporters, foreign correspondents and other colleagues. The job requires the ability to work collaboratively at multiple speeds.

We’re looking for someone who has a toolbox full of skills, an eagerness to learn more and a track record of unearthing surprising, exclusive information. This is a job for a hunter.

Our team pursues stories outside the United States. This job will be based in London or one of our European bureaus, and will report to the international investigations editor. 

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, propose and execute ambitious lines of enterprise journalism using a combination of OSINT and traditional reporting techniques.


• React quickly and collaboratively to help The Times cover and investigate transcendent breaking news events.


• Partner with investigative reporters on middle- and long-term investigative projects.


• Work with colleagues in text, video, audio and graphics to deliver exclusive all-formats journalism that meets our audience where it is.


• Demonstrate support and understanding of our values of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Qualifications: 

Our ideal candidate should have these minimum skills :

• A proven ability to conduct open-source investigations and produce exclusive reporting using a variety of platforms and material.


• Geolocation and chronolocation


• Satellite imagery analysis


• Strong research and communication skills.


• A collaborative spirit.

In addition, we’re looking for candidates with a mastery of any combination of the following skills:

• Artificial intelligence


• Large and unstructured data analysis, including link analysis


• Aviation and maritime traffic analysis


• Custom tool development (e.g. building bespoke scrapers or monitors)


• GIS and cartography


• Advanced image/video forensics


• Asset tracing


• Deep web/darknet research and people location


• Experience in a production environment (deploying code, using Git and Bash)

To apply:

Submit a resume, including work samples. In lieu of a cover letter, please write a memo describing how you would bring your skills to bear on any of the world’s biggest stories — Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, China, etc. You don’t need to provide fully developed pitches, but we want to be able to imagine you in a team story discussion, so give enough specificity to show us what types of stories you’re drawn to and how you’d approach them.

Surprise us!

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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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