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WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires seeks deputy news editor for spot news

Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal seek an experienced financial journalist to help oversee the work from a team of reporters focused on corporate disclosure news, quickly and expertly producing articles primarily for Dow Jones Newswires and as needed for WSJ.com.

This is a hybrid role that includes writing and rewriting/editing responsibilities. This job reports to the Spot News Editor.

The person in the role will have a hand in setting priorities and assigning stories to other members of the team. Items covered by the spot news team include earnings, executive changes, strategy announcements and other news disclosed by companies via press release and/or SEC filings.

The team also reports on significant stock price movements and other breaking news related to business, finance and economics. Candidates for this position must have superb news judgement, great writing abilities, markets knowledge and appreciate the need for speed.

Experience covering corporate news, including the ability to quickly decipher earnings statements and balance sheets, is critical. Previous reporting or editing experience in a breaking news environment is essential.

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.