Production Assistant

News Corp; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Production Assistant for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute to support live and virtual programs, coordinating with editorial, events, and digital teams to deliver high-profile C-suite conversations.

You will manage guest logistics, prep materials, scripts, and run-downs, pitch ideas, and help package social content, ensuring timely delivery and seamless execution across events.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years production experience in news, media, events, or digital content.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing deadlines.
• Strong communicator who can work cross-functionally with editorial, events, and digital teams.
• Experience in news is a plus; filming and editing experience is a plus; field production experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support booking and guest logistics for C-suite executives and senior leaders participating in live and recorded programs.
• Assist with program production needs, including preparing and printing scripts, rundowns, documents, and internal briefing materials.
• Pitching guest ideas for programming and booking guests.
• Coordinate with web, social, and events teams to ensure programming details, speaker information, and content assets are accurate and delivered on deadline.
• Help produce and package social media content tied to live programs and leadership events.
• Provide general production support before, during, and after events to ensure seamless execution.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional communication

Self-motivation

Tools

Filming

Editing

Job description

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute is designed to help business leaders master a world of accelerating change. To succeed, they need not only good information—which The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones have traditionally provided them-but also a means for continuously honing their abilities to manage their people through a daunting array of challenges- whether from disruptive new technologies, an evolving geopolitical landscape, a changing energy paradigm, rising stakeholder demands, or shifting workplace norms. The WSJ Leadership Institute consists of executive peer communities, a variety of content, benefits and in-person and virtual experiences, and unique access to data only available within Dow Jones.

About the Team:

We are seeking a Production Assistant to support the Leadership Institute's live and virtual programming, working closely with editorial, events, and digital teams to deliver high-profile C-suite conversations and leadership content.

You Will:

• Support booking and guest logistics for C-suite executives and senior leaders participating in live and recorded programs (including scheduling, prep materials, and day-of coordination).
• Assist with program production needs, including preparing and printing scripts, rundowns, documents, and internal briefing materials.
• Pitching guest ideas for programming and booking guests.
• Coordinate with web, social, and events teams to ensure programming details, speaker information, and content assets are accurate and delivered on deadline.
• Help produce and package social media content tied to live programs and leadership events.
• Provide general production support before, during, and after events to ensure seamless execution.

You Have:

• Experience: 1-2 years production experience in news, media, events, or digital content.
• Skills:Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing competing deadlines and priorities.Strong communicator who can work cross-functionally with editorial, events, and digital teams.Self-starter who is passionate about building core capabilities in business development, leadership, media strategy, and live programming.
• Additional exposure:Experience in news a plusFilming and editing experience is a plus.Field production experience is a plus.

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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Base Pay Range: $45,000 - $65,000

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).