WSJ EIC Tucker: Job openings for those laid off in DC

Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Monday:

Dear all,

The restructuring that we announced last week in the Washington bureau has been difficult, I know, to many of you across our newsroom—especially to those who worked closely on many stories over many years with those who were directly impacted by the changes

However, the restructuring means that there will be 14 new opportunities in Washington and beyond. I wanted to outline those today and to encourage all who are interested to apply. Reporters in Washington who were given notice last week will have preference for some of these positions.

Washington coverage area positions

Deputy coverage chief. We are seeking a deputy coverage chief working with Damian Paletta to run Washington coverage.

Washington enterprise editor. We’re creating a new enterprise-reporting team in Washington, focused on investigations and agenda-setting scoops. We’re seeking an editor to run this team, reporting to Damian.

Washington enterprise reporter (3). There are three newly created positions on this enterprise team, for reporters with a record of ambitious work. These jobs are currently only open to Washington-based reporters given notice last week.

Deputy bureau chief, national security. We’re seeking a deputy bureau chief to assist with running coverage of foreign policy, intelligence and defense. This position reports to Sharon Weinberger, the national-security bureau chief.

Finance & Economics positions

Bureau chief, U.S. economy. Our economics team will be headed by a bureau chief responsible for coverage of the whole of the U.S. economy as well as monetary policy and the Federal Reserve. The team’s mandate will be to continue our leading coverage of monetary policy and to expand our writing on the real economy. This position is based in New York and reports to Marie Beaudette.

Reporter, economics (3). These three reporters will have a wide berth to cover the U.S. economy and the many stories within it. We’re looking for sharp writers able to tell stories about the labor market, the effects of government spending, debates on economic policy, the gulf that many Americans feel between rosy unemployment numbers and their own pocketbooks, and much more. These positions are based in New York and report to the U.S. Economy Bureau Chief.

Reporter, regional economics (2). We’re basing two reporters in major cities—one in the Southeast and one in the West—to cover the complex economic issues in these changing regions. Again, we’re seeking sharp writers and storytellers. These positions are based in Atlanta and Houston. They report to the U.S. Economy Bureau Chief.

Reporter, financial regulation. We’re hiring a reporter who can put his or her arms around the crazy-quilt architecture of financial regulation in the U.S. and write deeply about the interplay between the regulators and the regulated. We need a scoop-driven reporter with a keen understanding of the financial system and its many participants. This position is based in New York and reports to Dana Cimilluca, the Wall Street bureau chief.

Reporter, Federal Reserve. We’re hiring a reporter to help cover the Federal Reserve, a singularly important institution to the economy and to our readers. This reporter will have the flexibility and the skills to help our readers interpret and unpack the Fed’s actions and the data that drives them. This position is based in Washington and reports to the U.S. Economy Bureau Chief. This position will be filled by seniority among the economics reporters given notice in Washington last week.

The editing roles will be posted on the HR portal by end of day today.