Publishing Editor

Nashville Public Radio; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones Newswires in New York seeks a Publishing Editor for its live real-time desk. You will monitor multiple feeds, make rapid editorial decisions, and keep the news file moving under tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy and speed for market-moving information.

You will publish flash headlines, edit concise market updates, and coordinate coverage across reporters and editors in real time, maintaining Dow Jones standards and ethical guidelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years real-time editing/production experience.
• Ability to publish flash headlines and 100–200 word updates under tight deadlines.
• Strong market-news judgment to distinguish signal from noise.
• Proficiency with macro releases and earnings language.
• Excellent accuracy with numbers, tickers, and timing.
• Proactive, clear communicator across editorial teams.

Responsibilities

• Publish flash headlines from multiple sources within seconds.
• Edit and publish concise market updates (100–200 words) with context.
• Run the newsflow during busy windows, prioritizing and coordinating coverage.
• Assign coverage to reporters and route copy to editors in real time.
• Headline and edit key economic indicators (jobs, inflation, etc.).
• Use metadata, tagging, and newsroom tools to reach feeds quickly.
• Support editorial QA for GenAI pilots and automation initiatives.
• Uphold Dow Jones standards of accuracy and ethics.

Skills

Real-time editing

Editorial judgment

Economic data interpretation

Fast publishing

Desk coordination

Newsroom tools

GenAI pilots

Attention to numbers

Tools

Newsroom tools

Metadata/coding

Tagging

House style

Job description

Dow Jones Newswires is hiring a Publishing Editor for our real-time desk in New York.

We deliver market-moving business, finance and economic news to professional investors who need speed and accuracy during the trading day.

This is a live desk role. You will monitor multiple feeds (press releases, SEC filings, earnings materials, economic data and company alerts), make fast editorial decisions, and keep the news file moving under heavy deadlines. You will ensure market-moving information is published immediately-first via flash headlines, then via concise, publish-ready updates and quick context.

You Will

• Publish flash headlines in seconds -often a series - from press releases, SEC filings, earnings reports and conference calls.
• Edit and publish short market updates (typically 100-200 words) in ~8-10 minutes, adding essential context (prior period, guidance, deal terms, revisions, "why it matters").
• Run the newsflow during busy windows: prioritize, coordinate, prevent duplication, and maintain consistent standards.
• Assign coverage to reporters and route copy to editors in real time.
• Headline and edit key economic indicators (jobs, inflation, retail sales, housing, manufacturing), including revisions.
• Use newsroom tools, metadata and internal coding correctly so content reaches the right feeds quickly.
• Support carefully managed newsroom automation/GenAI pilots, including editorial QA before publication.
• Uphold Dow Jones standards, accuracy and ethics.

You Have

• At least 3-5 years of real-time editing/production experience (wires, markets desk, breaking news, live environments).
• Speed under pressure: You are comfortable with numbers, earnings language and corporate disclosures and are able to publish flash headlines in seconds and edit/publish 100-200 word updates in ~8-10 minutes-accurately and repeatedly.
• Market news judgment: You can make fast, independent calls under pressure-without sacrificing accuracy. strong instinct for what is market-moving vs noise; can prioritize and run a live queue during busy windows.
• Economic data competence: able to headline and edit key macro releases (jobs, inflation, retail sales, housing, manufacturing), including revisions and "why it matters".
• Clear, clean writing: can write tight headlines and short takes with unambiguous language for a professional investor audience.
• Desk coordination / assignment: able to assign coverage to reporters and route copy to editors in real time to keep the file moving.
• Workflow and publishing systems: strong command of newsroom tools, metadata/coding/tagging and house style; operationally reliable.
• High accuracy standards: strong attention to detail with numbers, tickers, attribution and timing; understands the cost of errors in markets news.
• Comfort with new tools: interested in improving speed/quality through technology, including participating in carefully managed automation/GenAI pilots and editorial QA.
• You are proactive, communicate clearly and work well across teams.

Shift 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 11:30-7:30 p.m.

Note: There will also be a 90 min to 2-hour in person editing test ahead of final interviews.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status

Union role

Base Pay Range: 105000 - 125000

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).