Description
The Wall Street Journal's Opinion section is looking for a skilled editor to join our growing editorial team in New York as an assistant editor.
In this role, you will support the expansion and daily operation of the opinion section, with a focus on broadening audience reach and experimenting with new formats, including newsletters, podcasts, and video.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the team in executing the vision for a broadened opinion section to deepen reader engagement and expand the reach of opinion content
- Support the team with the creation of additional content and introduction of new formats to deliver high-quality content
- Evaluate unsolicited op-eds and either accept or reject the submissions
- Occasionally commission op-eds in response to breaking news
- Assist the team with nurturing new contributors from a broader content spectrum and maintaining relationships with past contributors
- Edit features and columns for publication, and write headlines, with an eye toward digital discovery
- Ensure that print headlines, RealTime data, and photo captions are in place prior to publication
- Pitch content ideas and occasionally contribute bylined articles
- Participate in editorial board meetings
Requirements:
- At least 2-4 years of 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
- An understanding of the needs of audiences across multiple platforms
- Familiarity with the ideas, philosophy and principles for which The Wall Street Journal's editorial page stands
- 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