Standards Editor

Storyful; New York; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable Accommodation

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced editor to join the Standards and Ethics department, dedicated to upholding rigorous fairness and integrity in reporting. You will act as a final reader on impactful journalism and as an arbiter of disputes, protecting readers’ interests.

You will lead pre-publication reviews, collaborate with Dow Jones media attorneys and editors, and champion the Journal’s standards across the newsroom, reinforcing trust built over 130 years of reporting.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of journalism experience, including high-level editing and managerial experience in a senior leadership role.
• Strong fairness, news judgment and commitment to truth.
• Significant knowledge of The Wall Street Journal’s standards and processes.

Responsibilities

• Champion and defend high-quality, fact-based journalism and pre-publication review of essential journalism.
• Guide reporters with Dow Jones media attorneys and editors to ensure standards.
• Resolve issues after publication and act as arbiter of disputes.
• Protect readers’ interests.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Ethics standards expertise

News judgment

Managerial experience

Job description

Job Description

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced editor to join our Standards and Ethics department. You should have a demonstrated expertise and insight in setting and maintaining reporting and style standards. You will be part of a team responsible for ensuring the Journal always maintains the highest and most rigorous standards of fairness and integrity and is a model for ethical, fact-based news reporting. The Standards and Ethics team is an integral part of the Journal newsroom, acting as the collective conscience of its members, and a central reason we have been trusted by readers for more than 130 years. You will be versed in, and a strong advocate for, these standards and ethics. You will have strong journalistic experience, allowing you to act as an arbiter, and champion, of our journalism. You will be a final reader on our most impactful journalism and act as an adjudicator of disputes. Most importantly, you are a protector of readers’ interests.

Responsibilities

You will: Be a champion and defender of the highest-quality, fact-based journalism. Handle pre-publication review of some of our most essential journalism, working with Dow Jones media attorneys and editors to guide reporters. Resolve issues that may come up after publication.

Requirements

You have: At least 10 years of journalism experience, including high-level editing and managerial experience in a senior leadership role. A clear sense of fairness, keen news judgment and an unwavering commitment to truth. Significant knowledge of The Wall Street Journal’s standards and processes.

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.

Reasonable Accommodation

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Employment Details

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status: Non-Union role
Base Pay Range: $190,000 - $225,000
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.

About the Company

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).