Bureau Chief, Los Angeles
Bureau Chief, Los Angeles
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$ 175000 - 205000
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Job Description:
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Los Angeles bureau chief to helm our coverage of the movie music and gambling industries.
The editor of this group will set the Journals agenda on some of the most intriguing and fast-changing stories in business from streamings impact on Hollywood to the spread of sports betting. The entertainment and music industries are in the throes of change with digital distribution and new tools affecting everything from how movies and music are created to how when and at what price they are delivered.
Coverage includes major companies like Walt Disney and Live Nation as well as many of their competitors and the talent staff and go-betweens that drive the businesses.
We are looking for an accomplished editor able to lead a group of reporters and run the Journals coverage out of Los Angeles. The job reports to the Tech & Media Editor.
You will:
Identify and seize storylines guiding reporters to success and advocating for them within and beyond our organization.
Edit stories ensuring they are compelling and adhere to WSJ standards.
Support guide encourage and inspire your team of reporters.
Pursue various forms of storytelling including visuals podcasts video and other digital experiences.
Be comfortable collaborating and coordinating with colleagues around the world especially Tech & Media colleagues in New York and San Francisco.
Be an essential part of our team of corporate editors world-wide responsible for delivering best-in-class business journalism.
You have:
At least 5 years of management experience and 7 years of journalism experience.
A track record of identifying important stories driving coverage and delivering scoops and enterprise in multiple formats.
An ability to coordinate and manage situations on the ground as the most senior editor in the region.
An eagerness to learn about the industries and ability to bring both business smarts and cultural acumen to the coverage. Experience with the subject matter is welcome but not required. Enthusiasm for learning it is.
Elite-level communication and excellent writing and editing ability.
To apply please submit a resume cover letter and examples of stories written and/or edited along with information about each one that makes clear how it demonstrates your aptitude for this role.
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/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 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 - WSJJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
Non-Union rolePay Range: $175000 - $205000We 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.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..Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
