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WSJ seeks management and careers bureau chief

October 17, 2017

Posted by Chris Roush

Wall Street JournalThe Management & Careers Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal drives daily and long-term coverage of corporate management and workplace issues across industries, bureaus and continents. He/She will drive news and enterprise coverage with a strong focus on scoops and exclusives, delivering fully publishable packages to the Corporate Coverage Chief.

Tasks/Responsibilities

Content

  • Collaborate with the Corporate Coverage Chief to develop and implement a daily coverage plan for all platforms.
  • Oversee and manage a rigorous story-pitch and story prioritization process to select the journalism that is to be pursued by the management and careers team.
  • Deliver ready-to-publish story packages on the article-page level, collaborating with the graphics, photo, video and social teams to create well-rounded packages, and ensure the packages are optimized for mobile audiences.
  • Ensure that all components are of the highest quality, adhere to WSJ standards and are ready for publication as a complete article page.
  • Understand and use audience data to drive coverage decisions and proactively test the success of published packages.
  • Track key performance indicators with the Analytics & Audience Editor. Provide regular and actionable feedback to staff to improve overall journalistic quality and workflow efficiency.
  • Work across bureaus, looking for opportunities for collaboration, using the totality of the Journal’s resources to create compelling and original management and career content.
  • Work closely with the Spot Desk to make sure breaking news stories are receiving the proper input from beat reporters.
  • Work with the Newsletter Editor, the Digital News Editor and the Planning Editor to serve readers of digital products generated within the coverage area. Track KPIs and optimize.

Leadership

  • Directly manage management and career reporters.
  • Manage direct reports’ development as reporters, working with the Writing Chief and Editing Chief to improve quality and increase writing and editing skills.
  • Identify high-potential members of the team and ensure they are effectively developed.
  • Inspire our journalists to produce their best work on all platforms and drive the team to produce distinctive stories for the Journal.
  • Contribute by attitude, example and encouragement to a culture of creativity, enthusiasm, motivation, ownership and professionalism.
  • Set standards for individual and team performance – ongoing and in regular performance reviews.

Key Attributes/Knowledge/Experience

  • Strong knowledge of corporate management and workplace issues.
  • Superb news judgment with extensive experience editing and writing.
  • Deep understanding of the brand values and mission of The Wall Street Journal — digital and print — and how our journalism should be selected, executed and presented in line with those values.
  • Deep understanding of the audience and membership structure, and how to use insight research and analytics to continually refine this understanding.
  • Equally at home in digital media environments and print, with demonstrated excellence in writing and editing in both. Solid grasp of video as a content format.
  • Know how to select and present the best, most relevant journalism in various digital formats. Also know what does not work and make qualified calls.
  • Understands and applies creatively modern and innovative journalism and storytelling techniques.
  • Excellent communications skills. Know how to delegate, brief and give constructive feedback.
  • Sound organizational abilities: setting the story pitch process, managing packages, maintaining a slate of forward planning that is crucial for implementing the bureau’s strategy.
  • Innovative and creative thinker, leader and manager.

To apply, go here.

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