Consumer Goods Deputy Editor
Consumer Goods Deputy Editor
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$ 110000 - 135000
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Job Description:
Consumer Goods Deputy Editor
Buy Side from WSJ is seeking an experienced editor with a keen eye for quality to edit and write shopping coverage for a consumer audience. This editor will play a key role in our operation to help readers make smart shopping decisions from picking out the perfect gift for your motherinlaw to finding the best cashmere sweater.
The candidate must have experience editing and writing articles on consumer goods topics have strong knowledge of product guides and service content.
The candidate should be adept at suggesting edits wording and sourcing to improve articles.
The ideal candidate will have a news reporting background and be familiar with journalism best practices and SEO best practices.
About Buy Side from WSJ:
Dow Joness 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.
About the Role:
This editor will ensure that articles meet high quality standards of journalism while responsibly guiding readers. Topics this editor will cover include: shopping travel style home & decor food & drink technology and wellness.
You Will:
Ability to edit and/or write multiple stories per week.
Give consumer goods articles close copy edits and work closely with the staff consumer goods writer to ensure accuracy and adherence to the Buy Side Style Guide and Buy Side consumer goods reporting standards.
Be meticulous in examining copy making sure it is independent and unbiased.
Ensure that sources/sourcing are appropriate for the topic.
Have an understanding of the audience to ensure articles are a fit for the brand environment.
Work proactively with partners in the spirit of helping teammates provide useful service to readers.
Recommend linking opportunities to recent WSJ news articles where topics align.
Ensure accuracy and journalistic standards for all content.
You Have:
5 years of consumer goods reporting/editing experience.
A track record of detailoriented editing.
Experience working for a commerce brand preferred.
Experience using SEO insights to identify new content areas and to improve the performance of articles.
Experience working in a fastpaced highvolume environment while delivering quality content.
Ease and speed in identifying problems in copy and clearly communicating changes needed suggesting specific edits and wording.
Familiarity with affiliate revenue operations and search engine optimization is preferred.
Ideal candidates will have experience working on staff in a news environment.
NYCarea to attend inperson weekly meetings preferred though qualified remote candidates will be considered.
Business Area:
Dow Jones Media SalesJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
NonUnion / A clear and likely internal candidatePay Range: $110000 $135000We 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 candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Payforperformance 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..Employment Type
Full-Time
