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WSJ seeks supervising producer to oversee social media and markets video

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a supervising producer to oversee production of social news and markets video as part of the news and analysis team. Top candidates for this position will demonstrate excellent editorial, production and team-management skills. Although you will be the key manager of the social news video group, this is a hands-on role and we are seeking a strong editorial leader with a track record of producing timely news and markets coverage that stands out in the 24/7 information cycle.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Managing a small team of video journalists and graphics editors to produce quick-turn news and markets videos primarily for consumption by audiences on social media
  • Adapting feature and enterprise video storytelling for short-form presentation
  • Coaching video producers, beat reporters and news editors to appear on camera or in voiceover
  • Working with video journalists to hone story angles and strengthen scripts
  • Researching, writing and producing coverage, as necessary
  • Providing clear and productive notes on scripts and videos in edit
  • Ensuring that all journalistic and legal standards are followed at all times
  • Ability to work late hours and weekends, when news developments warrant
  • Completing additional duties as assigned

Key candidate requirements:

  • At least eight years of experience working in a daily news environment
  • Demonstrated experience producing compelling business, markets and tech coverage under tight deadline constraints
  • Specific understanding of content and audience differentiation on various social platforms including Twitter
  • Clear communicator with exceptional written and collaboration skills

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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