Tasks/Responsibilities
Content
Set the standards for ambitious enterprise journalism at The Wall Street Journal in terms of topic selection, story angle and scope as well as breadth and format of coverage, in line with the vision of the Editor in Chief and the Executive Editor and the insight from the Audience team.
Set benchmarks for the application of innovative multi-format storytelling
Collect, evaluate and push boundaries of proposed story packages in order to increase the quality of the work.
Outreach to newsroom and encourage them to propose story packages or projects.
Coach and educate the newsroom in setting the highest aspirations for all story packages.
Select, edit, produce, publish and promote final projects.
Leadership
Inspire our journalists to produce their best work on all platforms.
Contribute by attitude, example and encouragement to a culture of creativity, enthusiasm, motivation, ownership and professionalism.
Manage, motivate and develop staff to consistently produce high-quality work.
Set clear objectives for direct reports, cascading effectively down.
Set agenda and drive it decisively
Monitor individual and team performance – ongoing and in regular performance reviews.
Contribute to the shaping and management of staff-development programs.
Provide strong leadership in difficult situations.
Identify high potential members of the team and ensure they are effectively developed.
Key Attributes/Knowledge/Experience
Deep understanding of the brand values and mission of The Wall Street Journal — digital and print — and how our journalism should be selected 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 a track record of editing in both. Solid grasp of video and interactive graphics as content formats.
Know how to select and present the best, most relevant journalism in all formats, know what does not work and make qualified calls
Understand modern and innovative journalism and storytelling techniques.
Superb news judgment
Lead and inspire our journalism team to come up with ideas; excellent communications skills. Know how to delegate, brief and give constructive feedback
Sound organizational abilities: setting agendas, managing projects, forward planning for the upcoming days, in conjunction with the longer-range strategy set by the Executive Editor.
Innovative and creative thinker, leader and manager.
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