Market News Editor

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a high-energy news editor for a role at the heart of our newsroom: financial-markets coverage. Our ambitious markets team delivers news, analysis and ideas to readers throughout the day--at the speed and tempo of the ever-changing financial markets.

You’ll have the full gamut of editing and publishing responsibilities: working with reporters to sharpen ideas, line editing of copy, digital publishing. No day will be dull: The markets are wild and fun and essential to our readers’ understanding of finance and the economy. 

Markets coverage is core to the Journal – and highly visible on all of our platforms. We need an editor capable of handling breaking news, sharp commentary and thoughtful analysis, as well as deeply reported features. We’re looking for someone who can deftly work across coverage teams to produce ambitious journalism that enhances our readers’ understanding of the fascinating tangle of financial markets and their impact on the broader economy. Enthusiasm for new storytelling formats and a willingness to experiment with video, audio and emerging platforms are essential. 

You will:

Edit and shepherd stories for the Journal and our daily digital liveblog

Help shape the direction of our markets coverage

Publish to our digital platforms

You have:

At least five years’ experience in financial journalism and enthusiasm for financial markets

Editing experience or outstanding writing skills if you haven’t edited before

An entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to adapt

A facility with charts, social media or other aspects of digital financial journalism

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 - News - WSJ

Job Category:

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $125,000 - $150,000

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..