WSJ seeks a senior news editor for US politics

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a high-energy news editor for a role at the heart of our newsroom focused on coverage out of Washington, DC.

You will work collaboratively with our DC bureau, the breaking news team, and other bureaus involved in political coverage, to ensure we are first or fast the stories that matter most to our readers. You will be part of a tight-knit team of senior news editors charged with elevating the digital experience for our readers. You will be a fast and accurate line editor with the confidence to commission, edit, and publish – and in some instances write – the first takes of big breaking news.

You will also be the lead project manager responsible for building rich digital experiences for readers of our DC coverage, working with bureau chiefs and reporters from the conception of a story to its completion to ensure we attract and engage our readers. In this endeavor, you will work closely with colleagues in publishing, visual, audio, video, design and audience. You will also be required to oversee or helm our political live blogs.

The successful candidate will be a champion for Washington coverage on our digital platforms, involved in the process of picking and positioning the best stories for our daily line-ups, while also writing arresting headlines and crafting news alerts. You will be well-versed in political news and comfortable working with images, data and charts, with an open mind about the best way to tell a story. You will be required to work occasional evenings and weekends.

The position is based in New York.

You will:

Be responsible for ensuring we are first or fast on big breaking Washington news stories
Act as a lead project manager responsible for building rich digital experiences for our readers
Be a champion for political stories on our digital platforms

You have:

At least seven years’ experience in political journalism
Editing experience and outstanding writing skills
Experience of – or a willingness to learn – how to build rich digital experience for readers
A facility with images, charts, social media or other aspects of political journalism

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.