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About the Role

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an ambitious reporter to cover companies transforming the automotive industry, including Tesla, autonomous and electric vehicle startups, and Elon Musk's companies. This role is crucial for understanding the profound structural shifts in mobility, where high-stakes corporate strategy, massive capital deployment, geopolitical supply chain friction, and cutting-edge technology intersect.

Responsibilities

• Consistently deliver impactful scoops on Tesla, Rivian, Waymo, and rising EV/AV startups, detailing their strategic pivots, production triumphs, bottlenecks, and executive-level thinking.
• Develop deep networks of sources across these companies, navigating everything from C-suites and activist boardrooms to the factory floors, software engineering labs, and regulatory agencies.
• Deliver memorable, richly reported enterprise and deeply analytical features on the tech and corporate titans trying to win the race for autonomy and electrification.
• Continuously find fresh, proprietary angles on widely reported breaking news stories so the Journal's coverage distinctly stands out from the competition.
• Be a flexible player with a wide range of interests and a willingness to pitch outside your beat on occasion.
• Partner seamlessly with data, visual, investigative, and video teams to execute complex multi-platform projects and multimedia series.
• Work closely with other reporters and editors at the Journal covering the global auto industry, and especially the sprawling network of Elon Musk’s companies, including SpaceX and Neuralink.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional journalism experience covering major corporate beats, ideally with a background in the automotive sector, technology, or industrial manufacturing.
• A proven track record of breaking high-profile corporate news and a demonstrated ability to find original angles on stories the entire world is watching.
• The high-gear metabolism required to deliver a steady cadence of quick-turn, accurate breaking news while simultaneously advancing deeply reported enterprise work.
• The persistence and sophistication needed to unearth fresh, high-stakes stories through aggressive sourcing, freedom of information requests, and deep document mining.
• A highly collaborative spirit and a desire to work across global bureaus to dominate a story with massive macroeconomic implications.
• Excellent communication and organization skills to liaise with editors and colleagues across different time zones.
• Submit a resume and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests align with the expectations of the role by August 31st.

Skills

• Cracking insular corporate cultures
• Building high-value sources within boardrooms and factories
• Spotting hidden details in financial filings
• Dissecting complex capital structures
• Identifying cultural and economic moments
• Communication skills
• Organization skills

Location

• San Francisco
• Detroit
• New York City

Work Type

• Union role

Experience Level

• At least 5 years of professional journalism experience

Salary/Compensations

• $140,000 - $175,000

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

• Dow Jones - News - WSJ
• We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent.
• For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

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
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