Associate News Editor

Southern Arkansas University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible compensation

Health and retirement benefits

Job summary

Southern Arkansas University is seeking an Associate News Editor to join the Live Journalism team in New York City. The role involves conducting research, planning subscriber events, and developing social media strategies to engage audiences. Candidates should possess a strong journalistic background, excellent communication skills, and enthusiasm for multi-platform journalism. The role offers a competitive salary range of $80,000 - $90,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Solid journalistic background with interest in multi-platform journalism.
• Passionate about the evolving live experience landscape and its convergence with media.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills to manage diverse stakeholders.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to pitch themes for Live Journalism events.
• Cultivate relationships with guest speakers for events.
• Plan and execute subscriber events with key journalists.
• Develop social media strategies for event promotion.
• Collaborate with newsroom staff on event topics.

Skills

Journalistic background

Social media content development

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Creativity

Knowledge of business, culture, and finance

Job description

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an energetic and efficient associate news editor to join our Live Journalism team. This editor will work closely with other senior editors in shaping and growing the various franchises programmed by the Live Journalism team, with emphasis on smaller, subscriber events and gatherings that bring our most promising talent closer to our audiences.

Live Journalism at the Journal connects our readers with a diverse slate of industry leaders, thinkers and newsmakers, while igniting conversation across communities online. You will partner with other editors to assist in driving, developing, and distinguishing our event agendas and interviews from the rest.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in a variety of coverage areas across WSJ to pitch themes and topics to be explored at Live Journalism events.
• Cultivate relationships with guest speakers and coordinate their appearances at events.
• Work with colleagues across our Audience Strategy team to plan and execute a slate of subscriber events hosted by our newsletter authors, columnists and other prominent reporters and editors.
• Help cultivate a social media strategy that showcases the range of events and live experiences offered by The Wall Street Journal.
• Uphold the highest WSJ journalistic, ethical and legal standards across event programs.
• Collaborate with editors and reporters across the newsroom to hone their appearances along with ideal topics to cover on stage.
• Pitch strong, actionable ideas for stories, videos and graphics that grow out of – or feed into – events.

Qualifications

• A solid journalistic background with an interest in multi-platform journalism.
• Passionate about the evolving live experience landscape and its growing convergence with media and entertainment.
• Not just experience but also enthusiasm for developing social media content for a premier journalism brand.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage the many different stakeholders needed to collaborate on multimedia projects and events.
• A high level of energy, creativity and idea generation.
• In-depth knowledge of business, culture and finance, and the various topics and trends that may be driving their coverage.
• A knack for picking up the phone or cold-emailing anyone, anywhere.
• Outstanding writing, editing and communication skills.
• This position will report to the Deputy Editor of Live Journalism and will be based in our New York office.

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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Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000

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.