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WSJ seeks weekend editor for U.S. news

The Wall Street Journal’s U.S. News team seeks a digitally savvy weekend editor with the skill and experience to pivot between traditional print publications and mobile, online and social media.

Above all, the right candidate must be a first-class wordsmith with a light touch that will enhance the work of the world’s best reporters while respecting their voice and style as writers.

This role requires deep knowledge of SEO best practices along with the ability to craft compelling and clever headlines for all our publication channels, from the homepage to the front page.

The right editor will be experienced with general news, ranging from politics, law and crime to real estate, central banks and the economy and also have a solid grounding in business, finance and markets. This role requires someone who will embrace the opportunities that come with a later shift that straddles weekends.

Please include a cover letter and resume with 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.

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