WSJ real-time news desk seeks night editor

The Wall Street Journal’s real-time news desk seeks a night editor to run digital coverage at night.

Working closely with the night hub, WSJ night editor and colleagues in Asia, this editor would lead our newsroom’s digital response to breaking news at night and take responsibility for delivering it on all our digital platforms, including WSJ.com, DJX, social media and mobile.

He/she will work closely with the homepage management team to guide compelling presentations of our news and features at night. He/she will also work with Real-Time colleagues overseas to coordinate end-of-shift handoffs.

The right candidate will have strong news judgment, speed, creativity and a good understanding of digital platforms.

Please attach a resume, cover letter and three to five published clips to your online application.

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.