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About the Role

The Wall Street Journal is seeking Deputy Directors of Digital Production to join a new Digital Production Team within its New York publishing hub. This team combines editorial and audience development expertise to ensure rigorous standards and strategic content delivery. As a Deputy Director, you will support senior leadership in managing schedules, ensuring high-quality output, and embracing technical innovation. You will also take responsibility for specific areas such as Breaking News or Tech Development and manage a team of editors.

Responsibilities

Be a core member of the New York hub, proactively contributing to decisions about news coverage and story promotion
Deputize for the Digital Production Director and for other senior hub editors as required
Have line manager responsibilities for a group of Senior Production Editors and Production Editors, providing mentoring and constructive feedback to ensure their work is of the highest standard
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 captions, sells and alerts that entice and engage readers
Apply metadata, in-house coding and all technical publishing requirements correctly and consistently without reference
Work fast and keep cool under intense pressure
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
Take responsibility for running a shift either as team leader or deputy
Liaise with the London production hub to ensure the seamless transition of publishing operations between timezones
Work with reporters and coverage editors in the pursuit of the best news coverage
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of publishing systems and digital design concepts
Develop excellent relationships with tech teams to ensure that we build tools to enhance both the reader experience and WSJ internal workflows
Uphold Dow Jones standards and ethics in every editorial decision

Requirements

10+ years of hands-on experience in digital news editing, platform curation, or a role that required both
Strong and demonstrable management experience
A track record of strong, independent news judgment under deadline pressure
Expert-level proficiency with digital publishing tools, metadata and newsroom workflows
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

Skills

News judgment
Visual storytelling
Technical innovation
Leadership
Copy-editing
Programming
Audience development
Digital publishing tools
Metadata
Newsroom workflows
SEO best practices
Audience data platforms
Homepage curation
App feed curation
Editing across media types (text, graphics, captions, push copy, social)

Location

New York

Work Type

Onsite
Schedule flexibility including weekend and evening work

Experience Level

10+ years of hands-on experience

Salary/Compensations

155,000 - 185,000

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more
Optional benefits to meet diverse needs

About the Company

The Wall Street Journal is part of Dow Jones.

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.