Consumer Goods Writer

Job Description:

Consumer Goods Staff Writer

Buy Side from WSJ is seeking a consumer goods staff writer to help guide readers to make smart, informed decisions on what to buy. This writer will help readers make smart shopping decisions, from picking out the perfect gift for your mother-in-law to finding the best cashmere sweater.

Your responsibilities will include reporting and writing product guides and other service content.

We need journalists who are entrepreneurial. Commerce content experience is not required. Our goal is to create commerce content and storytelling that resonates with our readers.

About Buy Side from WSJ:

Dow Jones’s reviews and recommendations site is independent of The Wall Street Journal newsroom, and dedicated to helping consumers make smart decisions about how to spend their time and money. 

You Will:

• Write and continually optimize shopping guides, producing multiple stories each week.

• Pitch new story ideas in existing verticals and where there are gaps in the market.

• Keep a pulse of trends in the industry.

You Have:

• 4+ years experience working as a journalist.

• Knowledge of personal technology, consumer products and lifestyle goods.

• Reporting skills and the ability to identify and vet expert sources.

• Experience writing and/or editing service journalism content is a plus.

• Experience using SEO insights to identify new content areas and to improve the performance of articles.

• Talented writer able to deliver content that is both helpful and engaging.

• Efficient researcher and writer able to work to tight deadlines.

• Ability to produce well-reported, clean, publish-ready articles.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented.

• Understanding of social media.

• College degree preferred

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Media Sales

Job Category:

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Union role

Pay Range: $70,000 - $85,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..