Platform Editor, NewsPlus

The Wall Street Journal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Wellbeing program

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a digitally minded Platform Editor for NewsPlus in New York, a real-time portal for financial professionals. You will curate and publish breaking news, market moves and corporate updates from Dow Jones content for top-tier users in banks, brokerages and financial-services firms.

This shift-based role suits early-career editors with a strong interest in financial markets and economics.

Qualifications

• Some experience in a digital newsroom or publishing environment.
• Strong interest in financial markets, business news or economics.
• Excellent editorial judgment and a sharp eye for detail.
• Familiarity with content management systems and metadata tagging.
• Ability to prioritize in a deadline-driven environment.
• A collaborative, proactive mindset and willingness to work flexible shifts.

Responsibilities

• Curate and publish breaking news, market moves and corporate updates using Dow Jones content.
• Work an 8-hour shift, including a one-hour lunch break, and be flexible to start between 9-11 a.m. based on news flow and global team coverage.
• Monitor real-time news flow and spot top headlines across regions.
• Package content for newsletters and briefings with clear, concise summaries.
• Use CMS tools to tag and optimize content across the NewsPlus platform.
• Collaborate with colleagues in WSJ, Dow Jones Newswires and other teams globally.

Skills

Digital newsroom experience

Financial markets interest

Editorial judgment

CMS & metadata tagging

Deadline-driven prioritization

Collaborative mindset

Job description

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, 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 38 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).

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Base Pay Range: 90,000 - 100,000

Full time

NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status: Union role

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.

Job Description:

Platform Editor, NewsPlus, New York

Dow Jones is seeking a digitally minded platform editor to join NewsPlus-our real-time news portal for financial professionals.

NewsPlus features company, markets and policy news from Dow Jones Newswires. The platform serves top-tier users at banks, brokerages and financial-services firms.

This is a shift-based role, ideal for early-career editors or producers with a strong interest in digital news, business and markets. The team curates breaking news, features and analysis from across Dow Jones publications-including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch-for publishing on the NewsPlus platform and in newsletters.

You’ll work in a fast-paced digital newsroom, using your news judgment, attention to detail and awareness of financial news to help deliver the right content at the right time to our professional audience.

You will:

• Curate and publish breaking news, market moves and corporate updates using Dow Jones content.
• Work an 8-hour shift, including a one-hour lunch break, and be flexible to start between 9-11 a.m. based on news flow and global team coverage.
• Monitor real-time news flow and spot top headlines across regions.
• Package content for newsletters and briefings with clear, concise summaries.
• Use CMS tools to tag and optimize content across the NewsPlus platform.
• Collaborate with colleagues in WSJ, Dow Jones Newswires and other teams globally.

You have:

• Some experience in a digital newsroom or publishing environment.
• Strong interest in financial markets, business news or economics.
• Excellent editorial judgment and a sharp eye for detail.
• Familiarity with content management systems and metadata tagging.
• Ability to prioritize in a deadline-driven environment.
• A collaborative, proactive mindset and willingness to work flexible shifts.

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.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

Reasonable Accommodation: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Application deadline: August 21st.