Video Journalist: Finance Explainer & YouTube Storyteller

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Insurance Plans

Wellness Resources

Education Benefits

Family Care

Commuter Transit

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral

Financial Health

Cybersecurity Protection

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Video Journalist to create engaging business, markets and finance videos for MarketWatch and Barron’s. You’ll script, shoot, and edit your own pieces, from quick takes to in-depth explainers and documentaries.

You will research, interview, and produce compelling reports, adapting content for YouTube and other formats while collaborating with editors and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience producing, shooting, and editing video and producing journalism in video, audio or print.
• Proven track record of YouTube success.
• Experience producing compelling news, explainers, documentaries and character-driven videos.
• Strong journalistic skills: ideation, research, fact-checking, sourcing experts and real people, interviewing.
• Good understanding of business/finance news and current affairs.
• Ability to produce, shoot and edit both documentary on-location and in-studio interviews.
• Proficiency with multiple camera setups (e.g., Sony FS7, A7S) and lighting.
• Professional editing with Adobe Premiere; graphics with After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Academic coursework in journalism preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research, pitch, write and produce original short and long form video stories about business, markets and finance.
• Conduct interviews and write scripts that explain complex ideas clearly and engagingly.
• Shoot and edit videos, managing lighting, framing, and post-production.
• Refine story structure with senior director to ensure accuracy and impact.
• Adapt content for YouTube explainers, on-site clips, and social formats.
• Incorporate graphics and data to visualize trends and concepts.
• Collaborate across teams to optimize reach and engagement.
• Use analytics to understand performance and apply insights to future projects.
• Occasionally appear on camera as needed.

Skills

Video production

Shooting

Editing

YouTube success

Story ideation

Interviews

Data visualization

Analytics

On-camera hosting

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

Education

Academic coursework in journalism

Tools

Sony FS7

A7S

Lighting setups

Premiere

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Dow Jones is seeking a Video Journalist to create engaging business, markets and finance videos for MarketWatch and Barron’s. You’ll script, shoot, and edit your own pieces, from quick takes to in-depth explainers and documentaries.

You will research, interview, and produce compelling reports, adapting content for YouTube and other formats while collaborating with editors and cross-functional teams.