Our Newspaper has serious ambitions for our live coverage. We want to be a global leader by moving fast while delivering quality depth and insight. We want to respond to important breaking-news moments, and we’re building the staff and infrastructure to deliver visual coverage of global events in motion. This Deputy Editor should be a strong visual thinker with a proven track record covering breaking news and creating compelling, easy-to-engage stories. They should be a digital operator who understands the competitive landscape and is fluent with formats that mix video, stills and text. This editor will lead live visual coverage, working with a small dedicated team but also coordinating with parts of the wider newsroom, especially the main visual desks like Video and Photo. This editor: Is passionate about news, with exceptional editorial judgment and visual sophistication. Can create a strategic and editorial framework for this team to work across photojournalism, video journalism and graphics, creatively responding to different breaking stories, often under pressure. Is a true partner to the leaders of Video, Photo, Graphics and Design. Helps guide the conversation to find initial breaking news strategies and communicates clearly about subsequent coverage.Is communicative and diplomatic; Is interested in collaboration and can create strong communication systems to stakeholder visual desks and other news desks like Metro, National and International. Is a nurturing and empathetic leader, committed to creating a work environment that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.Can anticipate live coverage and develop different advance playbooks with newsroom desks. Can maintain Times journalistic standards; Has a deep understanding of Times storytelling. Can also manage the complexity of live story formats and related issues from streaming video to the CMS.