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The Wall Street Journal

Enterprise Editor, Washington

Washington, DC

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full-time editor to lead its Washington Enterprise team, which is responsible for helping to produce the coverage area's most ambitious journalism.

Running alongside our top-notch news coverage, our enterprise journalism is crucial to providing readers with content they won't find anywhere else, in particular articles and other formats that are impactful and informative as well as surprising and delightful.

The right candidate, managing a team of reporters and editors, will be responsible for helping conceive, build out and edit unique and impactful investigative and scoopy stories.

You will:

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  • Take charge of raising the impact of the Washington coverage area
  • Work closely on all aspects of a story from reporting to the final art and headlines
  • Find opportunities to tell stories readers can't find anywhere else
  • Build and develop a highly competitive team of enterprise reporters

You have:

  • At least 10 years experience managing reporters at a very high level
  • Experience helping reporters identify sources and break news
  • A keen sense of the Journal's audience - both present and future - and a demonstrated ability to help reporters craft appealing features
  • Successfully managed and developed journalists
  • An understanding of the Journal's enterprise traditions and also a willingness to experiment

This position is based in Washington.

To apply, please submit a resume, a cover letter explaining how you would approach the job. Please contact recruiting@wsj.com if you have questions.

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Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Req ID: 40699

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC, USA
Job ID: WallStreetJournal-40699
Employment Type: Full Time