Associate News Editor

The Wall Street Journal 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, 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 38 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). If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you. Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line. NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas Full timeJob Req 52402 Job Description:The Wall Street Journal is seeking an energetic and efficient associate news editor to join our Live Journalism team. This editor will work closely with other senior editors in shaping and growing the various franchises programmed by the Live Journalism team, with emphasis on smaller, subscriber events and gatherings that bring our most promising talent closer to our audiences. Live Journalism at the Journal connects our readers with a diverse slate of industry leaders, thinkers and newsmakers, while igniting conversation across communities online. You will partner with other editors to assist in driving, developing, and distinguishing our event agendas and interviews from the rest. You will: * Conduct research in a variety of coverage areas across WSJ to pitch themes and topics to be explored at Live Journalism events. * Cultivate relationships with guest speakers and coordinate their appearances at events. * Work with colleagues across our Audience Strategy team to plan and execute a slate of subscriber events hosted by our newsletter authors, columnists and other prominent reporters and editors. * Help cultivate a social media strategy that showcases the range of events and live experiences offered by The Wall Street Journal. * Uphold the highest WSJ journalistic, ethical and legal standards across event programs. * Collaborate with editors and reporters across the newsroom to hone their appearances along with ideal topics to cover on stage. * Pitch strong, actionable ideas for stories, videos and graphics that grow out of - or feed into - events. You have: * A solid journalistic background with an interest in multi-platform journalism. * Passionate about the evolving live experience landscape and its growing convergence with media and entertainment. * Not just experience but also enthusiasm for developing social media content for a premier journalism brand. * Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage the many different stakeholders needed to collaborate on multimedia projects and events. * A high level of energy, creativity and idea generation. * In-depth knowledge of business, culture and finance, and the various topics and trends that may be driving their coverage. * A knack for picking up the phone or cold-emailing anyone, anywhere. * Outstanding writing, editing and communication skills. This position will report to the Deputy Editor of Live Journalism and will be based in our New