The Wall Street Journal · 3 months ago
Page Six Reporter/Editor
NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $85K/yr
5+ years expThe Wall Street Journal, through its subsidiary The New York Post, is seeking a bold and pop culture-obsessed Page Six Reporter/Editor. This role involves pitching, writing, and editing fast-paced celebrity news stories, while also engaging with social media trends and analytics to enhance coverage.
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Responsibilities
Assign and edit multiple stories per day from a team of writers and reporters
Write daily SEO-optimized news stories with speed, efficiency and clean copy
Think strategically about the daily entertainment news cycle and pitch stories to move topics forward
Be a self-starter and feel confident in making decisions and working independently, particularly at night
Use traffic analytics (Google Analytics, Parse.ly, etc.) to help guide coverage and determine successes
Think quickly on their feet and operate efficiently in breaking news situations
Work with social, video, photo, and other departments seamlessly to enhance news coverage
Qualification
Required
Five to seven years of major journalism experience
Exceptional editing, writing and reporting skills
Deep understanding of celebrities and trending entertainment topics
Strong news judgment and ability to craft enticing, SEO-optimized headlines
Knowledge of SEO best practices and social trends
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced online news environment
Experience using content management systems and web analytics tools
Flexibility in covering holidays, live pop culture events (i.e. Oscars, Super Bowl, etc.) and working outside business hours when needed
Benefits
Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
Variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits
Elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce
Company
The Wall Street Journal
Winner of 40 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, The Wall Street Journal includes coverage of U.S.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.49M2015-03-31Angel· $0.49M
Leadership Team
Nitin Rakesh
Member, CEO Council
Oren Zaslansky
Member, CEO Council
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