Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is hiring: Assistant Books Editor in New York

Assistant Books Editor in NEW YORK, New York

About the Team:

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary, and analysis. It engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, podcast, and video, and holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.

About the Role:

The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion section is looking for a talented editor to join our book review team in New York as an Assistant Books Editor. This person will be responsible for editing daily and weekend book reviews tailored for the global audience of the Journal’s print edition and website, and copy editing reviews assigned by other editors. They will be expected to clearly communicate their edits to the writers. In coordination with fellow book-review editors, they will also assign reviews to freelance contributors on topics including business, history, politics, science, literature, and other fields. Additionally, the Assistant Books Editor will coordinate the presentation of book reviews for online, mobile apps, and other channels, by sourcing illustrations and photos. They may occasionally contribute their own book reviews to the section.

You Will:

1. Serve as editor on several reviews per week, working with authors to mold raw copy into publishable form.
2. Provide copy-editing reads, checking for factual accuracy, readability, legal concerns, sensitivity, and house style on reviews being edited.
3. Occasionally contribute original bylined book reviews for the daily Bookshelf column and the weekend Books section.
4. Contact publishers to obtain PDFs of books for fact-checking and advance copies of books to send to reviewers.
5. Source illustrations and photos to accompany reviews.
6. Inspect and proofread the printed pages to ensure the quality of the physical presentation.

You Have:

1. College graduate with at least 2+ years editing and copy-editing experience, preferably with an emphasis on nonfiction or journalistic prose.
2. Extremely detail-oriented with a thorough command of grammar and syntax.
3. Experience with desktop publishing would be an asset.
4. The ability to work under deadline pressure.
5. Flexible to do weekend/evening work as required.
6. Familiarity with the Editorial Page and its philosophy.

Business Area: Dow Jones - Editorial

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status: Non-Union role

Pay Range: $75,000 - $95,000

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.

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.