Senior Newsletter Editor

The Wall Street Journal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Senior Newsletter Editor to shape the Journal’s voice in the inbox as part of the Direct Audience team. In this role, you will coach reporters to write in a newsletter-first style, helping them hone their individual voices and connect directly with their audiences.

The ideal candidate is a sharp editor and a natural teacher who champions a conversational, inbox-native approach that builds loyalty and trust with our readers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience editing and writing, with a deep expertise in newsletter strategy and production.
• A proven knack for voice and tone—you know how to make copy sing and keep readers hooked.
• Demonstrated experience coaching writers, with a talent for helping traditional reporters adapt their work into conversational, digital-native formats.
• A deep understanding of the shifting media landscape and the importance of transitioning to a personality-led, relationship-first model.
• A highly collaborative mindset, comfortable working across coverage desks to elevate the newsroom's work in the inbox.
• A self-starter mentality and a relentless passion for advocating for the reader.

Responsibilities

• Establish and champion a distinct, engaging WSJ voice across our entire portfolio of newsletters.
• Edit flagship and personality-led newsletters daily, enlivening the copy to ensure our products are as compelling and digestible as possible.
• Work hands-on with writers across coverage desks to translate their deep expertise into a conversational, inbox-native format.
• Ensure a premium, cohesive reader experience across the portfolio, transitioning our newsletters into conversational, relationship-building formats.
• Monitor audience feedback, open rates, and engagement data to continuously iterate on subject lines, formats, and copy.

Skills

Editorial experience

Newsletter strategy

Voice and tone

Coaching writers

Team collaboration

Reader engagement

Job description

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Senior Newsletter Editor to shape the Journal’s voice in the inbox as part of the Direct Audience team. In this position, you will ensure that no matter which newsletter a reader opens, it feels like a premium, cohesive experience.

You will coach and train reporters to write in a newsletter-first style, helping them hone their individual voices and connect directly with their audiences. The ideal candidate is a sharp editor and a natural teacher who champions a conversational, inbox-native approach that builds loyalty and trust with our readers.

This role is based in New York and reports to the Director of Direct Audience.

You Will

• Establish and champion a distinct, engaging WSJ voice across our entire portfolio of newsletters.
• Edit flagship and personality-led newsletters daily, enlivening the copy to ensure our products are as compelling and digestible as possible.
• Work hands-on with writers across coverage desks to translate their deep expertise into a conversational, inbox-native format.
• Ensure a premium, cohesive reader experience across the portfolio, transitioning our newsletters into conversational, relationship-building formats.
• Monitor audience feedback, open rates, and engagement data to continuously iterate on subject lines, formats, and copy.

You Have

• 7+ years of experience editing and writing, with a deep expertise in newsletter strategy and production.
• A proven knack for voice and tone—you know how to make copy sing and keep readers hooked.
• Demonstrated experience coaching writers, with a talent for helping traditional reporters adapt their work into conversational, digital-native formats.
• A deep understanding of the shifting media landscape and the importance of transitioning to a personality-led, relationship-first model.
• A highly collaborative mindset, comfortable working across coverage desks to elevate the newsroom's work in the inbox.
• A self-starter mentality and a relentless passion for advocating for the reader.

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

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: 130,000 - 150,000

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).