Full-Time

WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires seeks real time business editor

January 24, 2025

Posted by Chris Roush

Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal seek an experienced business journalist to lead our real time business news reporters.

The team comprises reporters in the U.S. and Canada, who quickly and authoritatively produce articles from corporate disclosure news for Dow Jones Newswires and, as needed, for The Wall Street Journal. Items covered by the team include earnings, executive changes, strategy announcements and other news disclosed by companies via press releases and/or SEC filings. The team also reports on significant stock price movements and other breaking news related to business, finance and economics, and writes analysis that piece together themes across broader business topics.

You will:

  • Manage reporters
  • Set priorities and schedule news coverage
  • Work in close collaboration with newsroom senior editors and bureau chiefs
  • Edit and occasionally write copy

You have:

  • Superb news judgment
  • Top-notch editing prowess
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience covering corporate news, including the ability to quickly decipher news in earnings statements and balance sheets
  • Previous reporting and editing experience in a breaking news environment
  • An ability to lead and inspire a team of reporters
  • An ability to work effectively with editors across the newsroom
  • Ideally, experience as a manager

The position will be based in New York and will report to Josée Rose.

To apply, go here.

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