Deputy Editorial Features Editor, Opinion

Job Description:

About the Team:

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news information commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print digital mobile social podcast and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news the Journal includes coverage of U.S. & world news politics arts culture lifestyle sports and health. It holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS NWSA; ASX: NWS NWSLV).

The WSJ Opinion section has long served as a forum for intelligent values-driven commentary dedicated to advocating a consistent philosophy that can be summed up as free markets free people. While we aim to persuade every word we publish is the product of rigorous reporting research and debate. WSJ Opinion offers sharp original analysis and strong points of view on the news of the day. You will play a key leadership role in the daily operation of the editorial features section.

About the Role:

The Wall Street Journals Opinion section is looking for a talented editor to join our editorial features team in New York as a deputy editorial features editor. Were seeking a high-energy self-starter who is dedicated to high journalism standards has excellent editing skills and is able to work under deadline pressure. You will be responsible for editing features and columns tailored for the global audience of the Journals print edition website and newsletters. It is essential that you are familiar with the ideas philosophy and principles for which the Wall Street Journals editorial page stands.

You will support the editorial features editor with managing the daily operations of the section. This includes assisting with managerial duties such as creating workforce and staffing plans for the team. You will also help coordinate editorial workflows including assigning primary and secondary editors to pieces after theyve been added to the publication schedule. You will communicate with external contributors and freelancers to commission reviews as well as negotiating contracts and fee rates.

Editorial responsibilities include evaluating dozens of unsolicited submissions weekly and either turning them down or recommending acceptance. You will be expected to identify and nurture new contributors while maintaining relationships with past writers often soliciting op-eds from them in response to breaking news. You will edit op-eds and prepare them for print online newsletters and social media. You will ensure that print headlines RealTime data and photo captions are in place prior to publication. There will be opportunities to occasionally contribute bylined articles to the pages. A key aspect of this role is editing with an eye toward digital discovery incorporating SEO and platform-specific tone to reach new audiences while maintaining editorial integrity. You will be based in our New York office.

You Will:

• Support the editorial features editor with managing the section including team members and a large group of freelance contributors.
• Evaluate unsolicited op-eds and either accept or reject the submissions.
• Commission op-eds in response to breaking news.
• Proactively identify new contributors and maintain relationships with past contributors.
• Negotiate contracts and fee rates with outside contributors.
• Edit features and columns for publication and write headlines with an eye toward digital discovery.
• Assign primary and secondary editors to pieces on the publication schedule.
• Ensure that print headlines RealTime data and photo captions are in place prior to publication.
• Assign and edit the weekly Cross Country column.
• Pitch content ideas and occasionally contribute bylined articles.
• Participate in editorial board meetings.

You Have:

• At least 12 years editing experience.
• A deep knowledge of current events and public discourse across politics economics culture and more with a talent for developing ideas into powerful commentary.
• Familiarity with the ideas philosophy and principles for which The Wall Street Journals editorial page stands.
• Experience managing writers and editors.
• Exceptional editing skills and sound editorial judgement.
• High level of proficiency in writing copy-editing and proofreading.
• The ability to work under deadline pressure.
• Familiarity with audience insights and newsroom analytics.
• Flexible to do weekend/evening work as required.

#LI-Onsite

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 - Editorial

Job Category:

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $165000 - $205000

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 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..