Newsletter Writer/Editor

Storyful; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Insurance plans

Wellness resources

Education benefits

Family care benefits

Commuter transit program

Subscription discounts

Employee referral program

Financial health programs

Cybersecurity protection

Job summary

MarketWatch is seeking a Newsletter Writer/Editor to craft and edit newsletters across its growing portfolio, including flagship products like Don’t Short Yourself and Need to Know. You’ll shape voices, formats and editorial approaches for each newsletter, bringing a lively, reader-focused style to financial journalism.

The role collaborates with audience, social, video and marketing teams to extend reach and impact, turning MarketWatch reporting into engaging newsletter experiences for a broad

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in journalism, newsletters, or digital media or a related field.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with experience producing newsletters or other audience-focused journalism.
• Strong editorial judgment and an instinct for identifying stories and ideas that can build habits and deepen reader engagement.
• Comfort using audience data and reader feedback to inform editorial decisions.
• Ability to make complex financial and economic subjects accessible, useful and engaging for a broad audience.
• Familiarity with newsletter platforms and audience-engagement tools.
• Ability to manage multiple newsletters and priorities in a fast-moving newsroom.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit and help produce newsletters across MarketWatch’s growing portfolio, including flagship products such as Don’t Short Yourself and Need to Know.
• Help develop distinctive voices, formats and editorial approaches for individual newsletters.
• Bring a conversational, personality-driven approach to financial journalism and help turn MarketWatch reporting into compelling newsletter experiences.
• Collaborate with audience, social, video and marketing teams to extend the reach and impact of MarketWatch’s journalism.
• Work closely with reporters and editors across the newsroom to identify stories, ideas and voices that can strengthen our newsletters.
• Use audience data and reader feedback to improve subject matter, presentation and engagement.
• Experiment with formats and approaches that can build reader habits and deepen engagement.
• Help to establish repeatable editorial practices that can strengthen the quality and execution of newsletters.
• Help establish distinctive voices for the new/relaunched newsletters.
• Grow readership and engagement.
• Create repeatable practices that improve the quality and execution.

Job description

About the Team

MarketWatch provides real-time business news, analysis and stock market data to the general public. Providing insight into what the news of the moment means for your money, empowering you to take control of financial decisions.

About The Role

The Newsletter Writer/Editor write, edit and help produce newsletters across MarketWatch’s growing portfolio, including flagship products such as Don’t Short Yourself and Need to Know. They will play a central role in shaping that future—helping MarketWatch grow its audience, deepen reader engagement and create new opportunities for journalism to connect with readers beyond the homepage.

You Will

• Write, edit and help produce newsletters across MarketWatch’s growing portfolio, including flagship products such as Don’t Short Yourself and Need to Know.
• Help develop distinctive voices, formats and editorial approaches for individual newsletters.
• Bring a conversational, personality-driven approach to financial journalism and help turn MarketWatch reporting into compelling newsletter experiences.
• Collaborate with audience, social, video and marketing teams to extend the reach and impact of MarketWatch’s journalism.
• Work closely with reporters and editors across the newsroom to identify stories, ideas and voices that can strengthen our newsletters.
• Use audience data and reader feedback to improve subject matter, presentation and engagement.
• Experiment with formats and approaches that can build reader habits and deepen engagement.
• Help to establish repeatable editorial practices that can strengthen the quality and execution of newsletters.
• Help establish distinctive voices for the new/relaunched newsletters.
• Grow readership and engagement.
• Create repeatable practices that improve the quality and execution.

You Have

• 5+ years of experience in journalism, newsletters, or digital media or a related field.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with experience producing newsletters or other audience-focused journalism.
• Strong editorial judgment and an instinct for identifying stories and ideas that can build habits and deepen reader engagement.
• Comfort using audience data and reader feedback to inform editorial decisions.
• Ability to make complex financial and economic subjects accessible, useful and engaging for a broad audience.
• Familiarity with newsletter platforms and audience-engagement tools.
• Ability to manage multiple newsletters and priorities in a fast-moving newsroom.

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.

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Job Details

Business Area: Dow Jones - Wealth & Investing
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status: Non-Union role
Base Pay Range: $120,000 - $140,000

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).