Assistant Editor, Opinion — Elevate Journalism

Dow Jones; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion section in New York seeks a skilled assistant editor to uphold high journalism standards, edit op-eds, and guide content across print, digital, newsletters, podcasts and video.

You will help expand the opinion section, manage unsolicited submissions, collaborate with contributors, and ensure headlines, captions, and data align with editorial integrity and digital discovery.

Qualifications

• At least 2-4 years of editing experience.
• Deep knowledge of current events and public discourse across politics, economics, culture, and more.
• Understanding of needs of audiences across multiple platforms.
• Familiar 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.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• Familiarity with audience insights and newsroom analytics.
• Flexible to do weekend/evening work as required.

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.

Skills

Editing

Writing

Copy-editing

Proofreading

Deadline-driven

SEO awareness

Job description

The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion section in New York seeks a skilled assistant editor to uphold high journalism standards, edit op-eds, and guide content across print, digital, newsletters, podcasts and video.

You will help expand the opinion section, manage unsolicited submissions, collaborate with contributors, and ensure headlines, captions, and data align with editorial integrity and digital discovery.