The Wall Street Journal · 1 day ago
News Editor, Property & Style
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $145K/yr
4+ years expThe Wall Street Journal is seeking a dynamic and experienced news editor for its Features & WSJ. Magazine team to work across the Mansion and Fashion/Style teams. The role involves editing daily coverage, collaborating with reporters, and producing engaging stories that resonate with the audience across various platforms.
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Responsibilities
Edit and shepherd multiple stories per week from the set of reporters on Mansion and Fashion/Style teams, working hand-in-glove with the bureau chief of each team to shepherd and bulletproof assignments
Burst with highly shareable, witty, ambitious story ideas for your coverage areas with clearly understood news value and elegant execution, and assign into the news cycle
Have a high metabolism for story edits and a 'run toward the fire' mentality, knowing when The Journal needs to show up on key stories within these areas
Bulletproof fast-moving news stories on deadline with sourcing, legal and ethical considerations, and have familiarity with the level of rigor required to meet newsroom standards for publishing
Easily modulate between editing fast news stories, surprising, well-reported feature stories, and whimsical, amusing essays or interviews. Embody the Weekend and WSJ. Magazine mission to simultaneously inform and entertain
Work collaboratively and egolessly with others—both with other Weekend editors as well as other reporters and editors around the newsroom
Know how to amplify traditional profiles, trends or event stories with humanizing detail and great eye for shareable, well-crafted narrative that show potential for long-form WSJ. Magazine inclusion as features or as Weekend cover stories
Embrace audience data, learning or continuing to fuse metrics with great taste and imaginative ideas
Ensure the top-tier execution and ethical standards of the Wall Street Journal and WSJ. Magazine are consistently met: that work is of impeccable quality across all platforms, and that The Journal’s codes of conduct and overall Standards & Ethics rules are scrupulously met
Qualification
Required
4 to 8 years experience as a news editor on lifestyle or similar topics, including editing essays or columns, reported feature stories, and features
Exceptional display skills and a sophisticated understanding of how to grab audience attention across platforms
A proven history of finding unexpected takes on the lifestyle world, as well as an eye for elevated cultural and visually sumptuous stories that appeal to a general audience
Good contacts with freelancers and a dogged, indefatigable sense of how to make stories happen
A sense of humor, including a demonstrated ability to find clever, intelligent ways into stories that are being widely covered
A meticulous approach to getting facts and details exactly right, knowing how to push your team to avoid errors and bulletproof high-profile, visible stories with an attention to detail
Visual thinking and a vested interest in how your stories will look and present across platforms
A collaborative, team-player attitude, an upbeat outlook and an entrepreneurial spirit as we grow and evolve coverage needs
Benefits
Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
Physical health
Retirement and savings
Caregiving
Emotional wellbeing
Transportation
Elective benefits
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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