Job Description:

Journalistic skills:

• Exercises exceptional news judgment in editing and fast-paced publishing of breaking news headlines and stories.
• Demonstrates the ability to quickly and sharply edit for grammar, style, sense, jargon, accuracy, structure, balance and fairness.
• Draws on a depth of financial knowledge to quickly assess and prioritize headline writing and editing of breaking news coming in through multiple channels.
• Upholds Dow Jones standards and ethics.
• Understands WSJ's brand, content and various digital and print platforms.
• Recognizes the core audiences for WSJ and Dow Jones Newswires, and their needs and expectations.
• Helps connect the content with the audience.
• Collaborates with reporters and editors from other groups.
• Communicates precisely, with compassion.
• Proactive rather than reactive.

Digital media skills:

• Expert at using different publishing systems and platforms.
• Full command of newsroom editorial tools, metadata and internal coding for Newswires.
• Proactive about proper coding and tagging for headlines and different types of content for different channels.
• Proficient in using technology to enhance speed and efficiency of monitoring news, checking facts, handling urgent stories and communicating across teams.

Personal attributes:

• Possesses a well-honed sense of urgency along with a capacity to remain calm under pressure.
• Prioritizes tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities.
• Meets deadlines.
• Understands workflow
• Flexible in changing/handing off tasks.
• General awareness of how a newsroom works.
• Functions well within a team.
• Wants to learn new skills.

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