Associate Editor

Storyful; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Insurance plans

Wellness resources

Education benefits

Family care support

Commuter transit

Subscription discounts

Employee referrals

Financial health

Job summary

Dow Jones - Media Sales is seeking an Associate Editor for The Trust’s Editorial Team. The role focuses on copy editing, QA of branded content across digital and print, and writing social distribution copy for client partners.

The candidate will maintain editorial standards, collaborate with editors, client success managers, designers, developers, and clients to ensure timely delivery across finance, technology, B2C, B2B, healthcare, government, and luxury verticals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, or related field.
• 1–3 years of writing and editing experience in branded/editorial environments.
• Superior proofreading and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of AP Style.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Familiarity with finance, technology, or business journalism helpful.
• Ability to adapt voice to WSJCC style and client needs.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Copy editing of all supplied content for accuracy and style.
• Quality assurance across digital, print, and video deliverables.
• Craft social media and advertising copy.
• Coordinate updates to copy edit and QA processes.
• Revise deliverables and social distribution docs.
• Write, edit, and proofread internal marketing requests.
• Verify sources and conduct fact-checking research.
• Collaborate with account managers, writers, editors to ensure on-time delivery.
• Upload content into CMS for multiple programs.

Skills

Copy editing

Quality assurance

AP Style

Writing

Editing

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, or related field

Tools

Basecamp

Wrike

Asana

Wordpress

Ceros

Job description

About the Team

Wall Street Journal Custom Content is part of The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group advertising department and executes bespoke content and video programs for the digital and print editions of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch. Our diverse group is made up of editors, designers, video producers, developers, account managers, and content strategists who work together to create award-winning campaigns for our clients.

About the Role

The Associate Editor will support The Trust’s Editorial Team, providing assistance to and collaborating with the managing, executive, and senior editors on a daily basis. They will be copy editing and quality assuring best-in-class custom and supplied branded content across digital and print, with opportunities to write meaningful, compelling copy for social media and advertising units. The role will include creating, standardizing, and maintaining editorial standards, processes, and tasks. They will also work closely with a cross-functional team of editors, client success managers, social strategists, developers, and designers, as well as clients, as needed, to manage the timely execution of deliverables for custom and supplied content products across multiple verticals, including finance, technology, B2C, B2B, healthcare, government, real estate, and luxury. They will be responsible for copy editing and QAing video and audio content, as well as overhauling and implementing new processes for both. In addition to regularly writing social distribution copy for clients, they will also have the opportunity to work as writer or project editor for a variety of our client partners, as well.

You Will

• Copy editing of all supplied content as well as select custom programs for accuracy, grammar, syntax, and style


• Quality assurance across digital, print, and video deliverables


• Craft impactful social media and advertising copy


• Coordinate across teams to update copy edit and QA processes and best practices for video and audio content for all verticals


• Revise current WSJCC deliverables and social distribution doc with all pertinent and new information


• Write, edit, and proofread internal marketing requests (e.g., newsletters, invitations, ads, etc.)


• Verify sources and perform independent research for fact‑checking, as applicable


• Work with account managers, writers, and editors to assure that content meets quality standards and is delivered on time


• Upload content into CMS for various supplied and custom programs

You Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, or related field


• 1-3 years of writing and editing experience in a branded, editorial, publishing, or copywriting capacity (branded content experience preferred)


• Superior proofreading skills and impeccable attention to detail


• Knowledge of AP Style


• Excellent writing and editing skills


• Familiarity with finance, technology, finance or business journalism is helpful but not required


• Other topics covered in our content include healthcare, government, logistics, luxury consumer, real estate, B2B, B2C, etc.


• Flexibility to adapt voice and tone based on WSJCC style as well as client needs


• Ability to juggle multiple projects


• Experience working under hard deadlines


• Strong organizational skills


• Outstanding computer skills a must (including Google Suite and MS Office)


• Familiarity with project management platforms (including Basecamp, Wrike, and Asana) a plus


• Knowledge of digital tools and content management systems, including Wordpress and Ceros, is helpful but not required

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans


• Paid Time Off


• Retirement Plans


• Comprehensive Insurance Plans


• Lifestyle Programs & Wellness Resources


• Education Benefits


• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support


• Commuter Transit Program


• Subscription Discounts


• Employee Referral Program


• Financial Health Programs


• Cybersecurity Protection

Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

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Business Area

Dow Jones - Media Sales

Job Category

Creative & Design

Union Status

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range

$65,000 - $85,000 We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions. For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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