The Wall Street Journal · 23 hours ago
Executive Producer, News
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expThe Wall Street Journal is seeking an Executive Producer, News for the video team, based at WSJ headquarters in New York. This position calls for a deeply experienced editorial leader with exceptional production and management skills, responsible for driving both fast-moving coverage of news and ambitious enterprise projects.
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Responsibilities
Lead and mentor news and enterprise teams in New York, fostering collaboration, growth and innovation
Drive coverage of daily and breaking news, while also overseeing news bounce pieces, midform and longer form field pieces, and the enterprise team under a Sr Supervising Producer, Enterprise
Shape and refine story ideas, scripts and edits to ensure high production values and the highest journalistic standards
Collaborate with newsroom leaders and reporting teams to develop and build video journalism pieces across all formats and partner to align and complement our overall editorial strategy
Partner with strategy, product and audience teams to develop distinctive video formats that resonate with audiences
Work closely with video leadership team and to develop new and engaging formats for our journalism
Build relationships with the global newsroom in order to develop a more video-forward way of thinking
Constantly evaluate our video journalism with an eye for building new methods of storytelling
Qualification
Required
10+ years' experience in a daily video news environment, including managing global teams
A track record of producing distinctive international, geopolitical and business coverage alongside enterprise and investigative work
Exceptional editorial judgment, communication and decision-making skills under pressure
Strong script-writing and editing experience under tight deadlines
Experience with documentary and series development and production
Experience running field teams across the globe, including in high-risk situations
Deep knowledge of global politics, economics and current affairs, plus a sharp eye for stories that resonate with WSJ's audience
Experience building a strategic vision for ambitious journalism across coverage areas and formats
Experience working with reporters and correspondents to develop a voice and on-camera style
An impeccable eye for the smallest details
The ability to foster and facilitate the personal development of team members
Benefits
A comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
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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