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The Wall Street Journal · 5 days ago

Visual Editor (NY or DC based)

The Wall Street Journal seeks a Visual Editor to lead and elevate their visual journalism across daily and long-term coverage. This senior role involves guiding a team of graphics reporters to produce visually driven stories for digital platforms while shaping strategy and mentoring staff.

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Responsibilities

Lead and assign visual coverage across platforms - mobile, desktop and social
Manage and mentor a team of visual specialists, providing feedback and fostering growth
Partner closely with visual, newsroom, product and engineering leaders on cross-department projects
Balance long- and short-term projects, from breaking news to enterprise and in-depth visual stories
Coordinate with photo and video editors on multimedia storytelling
Encourage flexibility for staff to work across sections based on skills and newsroom needs
Oversee project lists, milestones and editorial requirements to keep stakeholders informed
Build a portfolio of high-impact, analytical, and accurate visual stories
Develop and refine workflows and processes in a fast-paced global newsroom
Identify opportunities for change and innovation within the team and organization
Collaborate with the Director on departmental initiatives and leadership priorities
Inspire and motivate the team to produce world-class visual journalism

Qualification

Visual journalism leadershipData-driven storytellingProcessWorkflow developmentData visualization toolsHTMLCSSJavaScriptCollaboration under deadlinesCommunication skillsCreative visionTeam mentoring

Required

7+ years leading visual or interactive journalism teams, or equivalent experience
Strong news judgment and understanding of modern design standards
Creative vision with a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset
Experience managing people, performance and change
Proven ability to build new processes and workflows
Newsroom background with solid news, data and design instincts
Knowledge of business news and data-driven storytelling
Familiarity with data and visualization tools (Excel, SQL, R, Python)
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and mobile-first development
Strong organization and communication skills using Google tools and Slack
Comfortable working collaboratively under tight deadlines
Ability to train and mentor reporters and editors in visual storytelling
Initiative to learn new tools and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment

Benefits

Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
A 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

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Winner of 40 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, The Wall Street Journal includes coverage of U.S.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.49M
2015-03-31Angel· $0.49M

Leadership Team

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Nitin Rakesh
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Oren Zaslansky
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