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Chinese WSJ seeks a platform editor in Beijing

The Chinese online version of The Wall Street Journal (CWSJ) is looking for a web editor to join our Beijing office.

You will be a crucial and direct channel between WSJ and our Chinese audience. You will edit content for our CWSJ website and help manage several influential social media accounts.

You Will:

  • Operate CWSJ’s website, update the homepage in time with translated stories and write accurate and attractive headlines and summaries.
  • Translate multimedia content, including charts, photo captions and video subtitles.
  • Participate in various CWSJ projects to engage and expand the audience.
  • Help manage CWSJ’s social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

You Have:

  • Previous work experience in journalism or financial news editing
  • A bachelor’s or master’s degree in English, journalism, finance or economics.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of finance, markets and business news with a good understanding of our audiences’ interests.
  • Excellent English comprehension skills and command of written and spoken Chinese.
  • Organizational skills and an ability to prioritize your work.
  • A desire to work as part of a collaborative team

The job reports to the editor of CWSJ. To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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