WSJ/Dow Jones seeks economic policy reporter

The Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau economic team is seeking an economic policy reporter to uncover, animate and explain the strands of economic thinking inside the White House, Treasury, and Congress.

The beat is wide and varied, with room for both adventurous reporting and deep, data-guided forays into taxes and entitlements. The ideal candidate will be well versed on all matters fiscal and budgetary, and know the distinction between an inversion and an earnings stripping, a budget authority and an outlay.

The best candidate will show an ability to think and write big, and a track record of turning seemingly dry policy debates into colorful narratives. The job will provide an opportunity to break news in a core area of WSJ coverage, online and in print.

It also provides an opportunity to produce broader pieces that shine a knowing light on economic policy dramas playing out in the states, in the real economy and within the 2016 presidential campaign.

Please include a cover letter, resume and up to five published clips with your online application.

To apply, go here.