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WSJ seeks deputy editor for Off Duty section

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a deputy editor for its Off Duty section

The deputy editor helps manage the editorial workflow for Off Duty, a weekly newspaper section covering food, fashion, travel, design and personal tech. The deputy editor generates ideas; commissions, edits and top-edits stories; and refines display copy.

The deputy handles scheduling and page plans, and liaises with the advertising and online departments, so strong organizational skills are key. The deputy works closely with designers and photo editors to generate art concepts. Candidates must have experience with lifestyle service journalism; solid industry and writer contacts; and excellent editing, writing and story-packaging skills. Must be able to multitask and problem-solve.

The ideal candidate will have special interest in/knowledge of design/decorating and online editorial.

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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