Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
About the Role
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and highly creative Senior Video Journalist to join its video team in New York. WSJ Video blends deep reporting with an array of formats, and we are constantly innovating how we tell stories. The ideal candidate has an extensive professional background in video journalism, exceptional story development and scriptwriting skills, and experience shooting and editing. You have impeccable news judgment, the ability to build unique angles for stories off the news, and the creativity to produce premium video content on tight deadlines. You will also have experience covering a broad range of topics: from the economy and markets, to politics and technology.
Responsibilities
- Pitching, developing, researching and reporting for a variety of formats, lengths, structures and stories.
- Consistently coming up with new ideas and pitches for all WSJ video platform needs.
- Managing pre-production including booking and logistics.
- Managing multiple projects in various stages of production, on tight deadlines.
- Shooting and editing videos as needed.
- Ensuring that all WSJ journalistic and legal standards are followed.
- Collaborating with reporters and editors across the WSJ newsroom to produce videos.
- Completing additional duties as assigned, including breaking news assignments.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience producing video pieces in a news environment at a national or global media company, both in the field and in studio.
- Prior experience with every aspect of video production from start to finish, under tight deadlines.
- Exceptional script writing skills.
- A deep understanding and interest in The Journal’s core coverage areas.
- Experience as a DP in the field and in-studio.
- Some prior mid and long-form documentary and series experience.
- The ability to clearly communicate and effectively collaborate.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
- Submit a resume and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests align with the expectations of the role by May 8th.
Skills
- Video journalism
- Story development
- Scriptwriting
- Shooting
- Editing
- News judgment
- Video production
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Organizational skills
- Time-management skills
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $125,000 - $145,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more.
- Optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
About the Company
- The Journal’s reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets
- We are 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 or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
- Please refer to the privacy notice at the bottom of this page for submitting any data access, deletion, or other data subject rights requests, where permitted under your local laws and regulations.