Digital Production Editor

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Digital Production Editor

The Wall Street Journal is looking for experienced Digital Production Editors to join our newly formed Digital Production Team, an integral part of our New York publishing hub.

This role merges two distinct editorial disciplines into one: the rigorous copy-editing standards of our Publishing Desk with the strategic programming and audience development expertise of our Platforms team. Digital Production Editors will be expected to move fluidly between both functions, bringing deep competency in each. This is not a role with a learning curve on the core skills. You are already fluent in both.

The Digital Production Team curates and publishes content across WSJ's digital platforms, provides editorial support to news editors as required, and shapes how our journalism reaches and engages readers on phone and web.

We need our Digital Production Editors to show strong initiative, be able to take and own decisions and not wait to be told what to do. You will demonstrate a keen eye for detail and a good understanding of how visual assets help to drive a narrative. It is essential that you are curious about technical innovation and enthusiastic to embrace, test and suggest new ideas.

The role is based in the New York newsroom, with a minimum of three days per week in the office. This position will include at least one weekend day and requires flexibility around evenings.

You will:

• Edit copy to the highest standards of grammar, style, accuracy and clarity, quickly, on deadline, and without a second pass
• Independently make packaging and presentation decisions across breaking news, features and enterprise journalism with strong, confident news judgment, not waiting for direction
• Write headlines optimized for SEO and digital engagement, captions, sells and push alerts that are sharp, on-brand and audience-aware
• Execute daily programming decisions across WSJ platforms, including app and desktop homepages, push notifications and email alerts, using audience data to inform curation in real time
• Apply a sophisticated knowledge of SEO principles across all relevant fields, tags and headline structures
• Craft display text for off-platform distribution across channels including Google, social and aggregators
• Apply metadata, in-house coding and all technical publishing requirements correctly and consistently without reference. This is a baseline expectation
• Troubleshoot digital publishing issues as they arise, escalating when appropriate and resolving when possible
• Liaise with the London production hub to ensure seamless publishing continuity across time zones
• Collaborate directly with reporters, coverage editors, and audience, strategy and social teams to execute audience-first publishing
• Uphold Dow Jones standards and ethics in every editorial decision

You have:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in digital news editing, platform curation, or a role that required both, with demonstrable competency across copy editing and digital programming
• A track record of strong, independent news judgment under deadline pressure
• Expert-level proficiency with digital publishing tools, metadata and newsroom workflows, not just an enthusiasm for learning them
• Deep, applied knowledge of SEO best practices and audience data platforms, with the ability to act on both in real time
• Experience curating digital homepages, app feeds or equivalent native platform surfaces
• Fluency editing across media types: text, graphics, captions, push copy and social
• The ability to work independently and as a team contributor with equal effectiveness
• Composure and flexibility in a fast-moving, high-stakes editorial environment

To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests align with the expectations of the role by November 19th.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission as the position may be filled before the deadline.

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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.