Deputy Chicago Bureau Chief

Nashville Public Radio; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Deputy Bureau Chief in Chicago to steer a high-profile Midwest bureau. You will oversee daily operations, guide reporters, and drive ambitious, enterprise journalism across business, finance and manufacturing beats.

Based in our Chicago office, you will report to the Chicago Bureau Chief and collaborate across visuals, data and platform teams to expand reach on Dow Jones platforms.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of journalism experience with a track record as an editor or reporter covering business, finance, or corporate beats.
• Proven ability to identify important stories, drive coverage, and deliver scoops in multiple formats.
• Strong writing and editing skills with high-level communication abilities.
• Experience leading and mentoring a newsroom team.
• Deep digital acumen and collaborative approach to cross-platform storytelling.
• Curiosity about economic, industrial, and cultural forces shaping Midwest and global markets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Bureau Chief to manage daily operations and long-term planning for the bureau's coverage areas.
• Edit fast-breaking news, company updates, and deep-dive enterprise stories with speed, fairness, and accuracy.
• Guide reporters in Chicago and across Journal bureaus toward distinctive, high-impact feature and investigative work.
• Collaborate with visuals, graphics, audio, video, data, and platform teams to maximize reach and storytelling formats.
• Coordinate with editing desks and bureau leaders across Dow Jones to elevate coverage across all platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Editing

Writing

Mentoring

Team management

Digital storytelling

Collaboration

Job description

Deputy Bureau Chief, Chicago – The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an ambitious, sharp-minded Deputy Bureau Chief to help drive our newsroom from the heart of the Midwest. Based in Chicago, you’ll help run a high-powered bureau responsible for chronicling the forces reshaping global commerce—from the farm fields and factories feeding the world to SpaceX’s stratospheric ambitions, the shifting battlefronts of defense, and the cutthroat battle for your grocery cart.

As Deputy Bureau Chief, you will play a central role in managing, coaching, and inspiring a talented team of reporters covering high-stakes, fast-moving beats. You will ensure our coverage leads the conversation through quick-turn breaking news, exclusive scoops, clear analysis, and ambitious, agenda-setting enterprise journalism.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the Bureau Chief to manage daily operations, story assignments, and long-term planning for the bureau's coverage areas.
• Edit fast-breaking news, company updates, and deep-dive enterprise stories with speed, precision, and high standards for fairness and accuracy.
• Help reporters in Chicago and other Journal cultivate sharp instincts for scoops while guiding them toward distinctive, high-impact feature and investigative work.
• Collaborate seamlessly with visuals, graphics, audio, video, data, and platform strategy teams to maximize the reach and storytelling format of every piece.
• Coordinate effectively with editing desks and bureau leaders across the newsroom’s worldwide offices to elevate the team’s coverage across all Dow Jones platforms.

What You Bring

• At least 5–7 years of journalism experience, with a proven track record as an editor or reporter covering business, finance, or corporate beats.
• A track record of identifying important stories, driving coverage and delivering scoops and enterprise in multiple formats.
• High-level communication skills and excellent writing and editing ability.
• Strong experience managing, developing and leading a team
• Demonstrated leadership qualities with a passion for mentoring journalists at varying stages of their careers.
• Strong digital acumen and a collaborative approach to multi-platform storytelling.
• A deep curiosity about the economic, industrial, and cultural forces shaping commerce in the Midwest and global markets.

This position is full-time and based in our Chicago office. You will report directly to the Chicago Bureau Chief.

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 - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $150,000 - $170,000

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.

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, audio, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds more than three dozen Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).