Dow Jones

Graphics Reporter

Dow Jones$100K — $135K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Prior experience in a newsroom or equivalent setting.
  • Strong visual skills with design expertise in layout, typography, color, and interaction design.
  • 3+ years of experience in front-end development for interactive graphics, components, or websites.
  • Proficiency in modern web technologies such as D3, React, Svelte, etc.
  • Solid experience with Adobe tools and ai2html.
  • Good understanding of responsive design and digital storytelling best practices.
  • Creative vision and proactive collaboration on new ideas.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and propose graphic opportunities for news topics that are important and timely.
  • Research, report, and create visual stories, both original and assigned.
  • Develop innovative visual storytelling approaches for WSJ and external platforms.
  • Review and provide constructive feedback on visual stories from the team.
  • Assist reporters and editors in developing visual storytelling skills.
  • Work efficiently under strict deadlines.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage options.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Wellbeing programs to support work-life balance.
  • Optional benefits tailored to meet diverse employee needs.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Graphics Reporter to produce visual stories and drive innovative storytelling for digital audiences.

You will work on both fast-turnaround and longer-term news and enterprise projects that span a number of coverage areas, such as markets, finance, business, politics, technology, health and science.

You will bring your own strong ideas and work with other visual journalists, editors and reporters to create information-rich news graphics in a variety of formats that might include data visualizations, cartography, 3D and illustration. We’re looking for someone who is endlessly curious and comfortable in a role at the intersection of journalism, design, and technology.

You will be based in either our New York or Washington D.C. office and will report to one of our visual editors.

You will:

  • Identify and pitch opportunities for graphics on news topics that are editorial priorities or timely 'off-the-news' stories.

  • Report, research, and create visual stories that might be original pitches, assigned by an editor, or collaborations with other reporters.

  • Create smart approaches for visual stories across WSJ platforms and external platforms.

  • Help review and provide feedback on other visual stories that are created in the department.

  • Help reporters and editors learn new skills that will contribute to their visual storytelling.

  • Work quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines.

You have:

  • Prior experience in a newsroom, or equivalent experience.

  • Strong visual skills, including demonstrable design knowledge, such as layout, typography, color, and interaction design.

  • 3+ years of Front-end development skills i.e. experience building interactive graphics, components or websites.

  • Experience with D3, React, Svelte, and/or other modern web technologies.

  • Strong experience with Adobe tools and ai2html.

  • Good knowledge of responsive design, the technical nuances of the digital landscape, and best practices for building stories for mobile devices.

  • A creative vision and willingness to share and collaborate on new ideas.

  • The initiative to take on and learn new skills.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and examples of your work by July 10th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission as the position may be filled before the deadline.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category:

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Union role

 

Base Pay Range: 100,000 - 135,000

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 Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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