WSJ seeks innovation chief in London
The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire an innovation chief who will be overseeing a multi-disciplinary department and managing a newsroom-wide process for news innovation. The team will be made up largely of journalist-engineers but also include a designer and regular involvement from editors and reporters. The innovation chief should have a mix of […]
WSJ seeks reporter in the Midwest
The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire an experienced reporter for the Midwest region. The reporter will find distinctive, original stories, deftly mixing knowledge of data and policies with on-the-ground reporting in communities throughout the region. As part of the Journal’s U.S. News team, the reporter will also be called on to help cover […]
WSJ hiring Midwest bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal seeks an experienced journalist to join its U.S. news leadership team as Midwest bureau chief. The editor will run the Journal’s coverage across a broad swath of the country. As bureau chief, you will identify high-impact stories and issues to cover. Candidates must have the ability to spot memorable stories, be […]
WSJ hires Wellisz for economy team
The Wall Street Journal has hired Chris Wellisz to join its team covering the economy. He will be a news editor and will be based in Washington. Wellisz has spent the last three years at the International Monetary Fund. He previously worked 15 years at Bloomberg News, where he directed coverage of economies, policy and […]
Acosta joins WSJ as digital mag reporter
Deborah Acosta has joined The Wall Street Journal as reporter for a new digital magazine which targets younger audiences. According to her tweet, the new magazine is expected to launch early in 2020. In her previous jobs, Acosta has held the positions of reporter/producer and public insight analyst at The New York Times and The […]
WSJ looking to hire audio producer
The Wall Street Journal seeks a New-York based audio producer for its podcasting team. The audio producer will work with editors and reporters in the newsroom, as well as with video colleagues. The main role of the audio producer will be to produce exploratory, narrative, magazine, subject-specific feature podcasts. Some key responsibilities will include researching […]
WSJ seeks platform editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking to hire a platform editor based in New York. The editor will help manage programming decisions on Apple News and other digital platforms. The role calls for sharp writing skills, strong editing skills, employing good judgement skills, understanding the balance between breaking news and features journalism and demonstrating various […]
WSJ starts newsletter on business and finance issues related to 2020 election
The Wall Street Journal announced the launch of a weekly newsletter, 2020 Election+Business, which reports on business and finance issues relating to the 2020 election. “We are heading toward a significant election with dramatic and growing differences between the parties in which the very structure and role of business going forward in our society is […]
Laughlin returning to Breakingviews
Lauren Silva Laughlin has returned to Breakingviews as global deals editor. Laughlin is a seasoned columnist who was one of the founding members of the U.S. team in 2006. She left in 2010 to follow her family to Dallas, then came back in 2017, and has been at the Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the […]
WSJ seeks legal affairs reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced reporter to cover law and legal affairs throughout the U.S. The position, based in New York, affords wide latitude for reporters both to go broad—and deep—on a variety of topics. Previous coverage areas for this job have included intellectual property; the federal and state judiciaries; the […]
