Dow Jones & Co.
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
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Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 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 talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line.
NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas
Full time
Job_Req_47016
Job Description:
Senior Social Media & Platform Editor, WSJ. Magazine & Style News in New York, NY
WSJ. Magazine and The Wall Street Journal's Style section are seeking a dynamic and experienced Platform Editor to lead all things social media: shaping, amplifying and growing WSJ. Magazine's identity holistically across platforms.
The ideal candidate is a self-starting storyteller with a talent for concepting and creating memorable, shareable and lively content. They will be responsible for the soup-to-nuts oversight of all our social channels, working closely with our design, editorial and video teams to ensure our work is reaching new and existing audiences in fresh ways and formats. They will thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, and be ready to push a strong brand forward with infectious energy and enthusiasm.
WSJ. Magazine sets the bar in defining luxury style, providing best-in-class fashion editorial and muscular feature journalism to an affluent global readership. The ideal candidate will be able to tap into that audience: brimming with ideas for new social ventures and excited about honing a tonal and visual identity, one consistent with the strong reporting, sharp wit and good taste that the Style News and WSJ. Magazine teams offer. They will also be comfortable hosting on camera, and distilling reporting into digestible bites for potential new audiences.
This is a full-time position based in our New York office and reporting to the Platforms Director of WSJ. Magazine.
YOU WILL:
- Lead and manage the magazine's social media presence across a variety of platforms.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the magazine's existing social media accounts.
- Develop, film, edit and execute social-only video franchises to bring in new audiences,
- Work with the Design team to translate our stories to social platforms.
- When applicable, represent the magazine on-the-ground at events on our beat to capture the worlds we cover.
- Identify opportunities to thoughtfully evolve or refresh existing strategy, particularly around emerging platforms and franchises.
- Bring energy and creative flair to growing the digital visual language of the overall WSJ. Magazine brand.
- Hone the WSJ. Magazine voice across social platforms.
- Embody the coverage area's mission to simultaneously inform and entertain.
- Analyze audience data to grow our reach across platforms and develop a plan for systematically doing so.
- Ensure the top-tier execution and ethical standards of WSJ. Magazine and the wider Wall Street Journal are consistently met: that work is of impeccable quality across all platforms, and that The Journal's codes of conduct and overall Standards & Ethics rules are scrupulously met.
YOU HAVE:
- 3-5 years experience running social media strategy for a brand or publisher.
- A sharp sense of what our digital audiences are talking about and how to connect with them.
- Photo and video editing chops and a back-of-the-hand knowledge of industry tools like PhotoShop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and more, as well as best practices across platforms. Experience as a video or multimedia producer preferred but not required.
- An outgoing personality and a sharp wit that will energize videos filmed everywhere from our offices to the Met Gala red carpet.
- Sound editorial judgment and a clear understanding of WSJ's publishing standards.
- A deep familiarity with social-media publishing and analytics tools.
- Experience managing a budget preferred but not required.
To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter explaining how you would approach the job and a link to a portfolio of your relevant work. If necessary, include a very brief description of the role you played in each example.
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 talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. 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: $105,000 - $125,000
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..
About_UsSince 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.
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