WSJ’s Heard on the Street seeks Australia reporter

Thorold Baker, the editor of The Wall Street Journal‘s “Heard on the Street” column, sent out the following announcement to the staff on Wednesday:

We are looking for a Sydney-based writer for the Journal’s iconic Heard on the Street column. The Heard team publishes commentary and analysis daily in all global editions of the Wall Street Journal, on WSJ.com and on Dow Jones Newswires. With sixteen writers on three continents, the column sets the agenda on business, finance and macro-economic issues. The successful candidate will cover Australia and New Zealand, putting them in a global context, taking readers behind the headlines and getting ahead of the news with smart analysis. The role offers a unique opportunity to build a reputation as a leading business commentator in Asia and beyond, with work appearing both inside and outside Australia on multiple platforms.

Candidates must be analytical, lively writers who relish exploring new ideas and taking strong positions on corporate and financial stories. Formulating clear and strong views and telling vivid, critical stories from the numbers is vital. A minimum of three year’s experience as a business journalist, an understanding of financial accounts, and a demonstrated source-building capability is required. Knowledge of the mining and financial-services sectors is helpful, but not required.

Please contact Thorold Barker, Heard on the Street editor, at thorold.barker@wsj.com and Andrew Critchlow, joint Australia and New Zealand bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, at andrew.critchlow@dowjones.com.