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Dow Jones

Deputy Bureau Chief and Management Editor

Dow Jones, New York, New York, us, 10261


Job Description:

Deputy Corporate Bureau Chief and Management Editor

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an editor to play an essential role in shaping its award-winning business coverage.

The Deputy Corporate Bureau Chief will help lead a talented team of reporters covering management issues, entrepreneurs and business leaders as well as some of the biggest U.S. industries, including retail, consumer brands, manufacturing, telecoms and transport.

You will be responsible for handling breaking news, shaping our beat coverage, driving investigations and delivering distinctive enterprise stories. To succeed in this role, you will need to exercise sharp news judgment, juggle assignments and inspire your colleagues.

The editor will work hand-in-hand with the bureau chief and another editor to set the tone for our biggest stories of the year and find the best ways to deploy our staff to uncover and tell the best business stories. To succeed, you will need to be both collaborative and creative.

You will be expected to carry on the Journal’s tradition of excellence and to think creatively and innovatively about how we cover stories for a digital audience. Experience in tackling complex projects in business and finance is a must.

The position will be based in New York and report to the NY Corporate Bureau Chief.

You will:

Support, guide, and inspire your reporters to deliver scoops and enterprise stories that readers can’t find anywhere else

Work with colleagues to identify themes and seize storylines to shape our coverage of some of the biggest companies and business leaders

Think creatively about how to tackle reporting challenges and engage audiences

Work collaboratively on all aspects of a story from conception, to the visuals and headlines to produce world-class business journalism

Experiment with a wide array of reporting formats, from visuals to podcasts and video

Edit stories quickly, effectively and clearly, ensuring that they are compelling and adhere to WSJ standards.

You have:

Experience with sourcing and the ability to help reporters cultivate the networks they need to be effective.

Keen news judgment and ability to handle complex and sensitive coverage.

Elite-level communication and organization skills and excellent writing ability.

The combination of ambition and empathy that will inspire reporters to get the best out of themselves while managing the pressures of high-profile beats.

A collegial approach to coordinating coverage and facilitating mutual help among reporters and editors.

The very highest standards of excellence, and a commitment to ambitious and distinctive journalism and a willingness to experiment

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter by November 8.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $150,000 - $170,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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Req ID: 43553