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Executive Producer - News & Analysis, The Wall Street Journal - NY

Employer
Dow Jones
Location
New York
Salary
$DoE
Closing date
Mar 7, 2019

Job Details

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an executive producer to lead its news and analysis unit within the global video team.

Top candidates for this position will demonstrate excellent editorial, production and team-management skills.

Although you will be the key manager in this unit, this is a hands-on role and we are seeking a strong editorial leader with a track record of producing timely news and analysis coverage that stands out in the 24/7 information cycle.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Proposing new and original ideas for timely news and analysis on a daily basis
  • Managing a small team of video journalists and graphics editors to produce quick-turn news and analysis videos of interest to The Wall Street Journal audience
  • Collaborating with editorial leaders in all coverage areas to ensure that The Journal's deep reporting and expert analysis is reflected in every video
  • Coaching video producers, beat reporters and news editors to appear on camera or in voiceover
  • Working with video journalists to hone story angles and strengthen scripts
  • Researching, writing and producing coverage, as necessary
  • Providing clear and productive notes on scripts and videos in edit
  • Ensuring that all journalistic and legal standards are followed at all times
  • Developing consistent video formats for timely news and analysis that can be replicated by production teams in our other global offices
  • Ability to work late hours and weekends as news developments may warrant
  • Completing additional duties as assigned


Key candidate requirements:

  • At least eight years' experience working in a daily news environment
  • Demonstrated experience producing compelling business, tech and political news videos under tight deadline constraints
  • Specific understanding of content and audience differentiation on various platforms including O&O, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook
  • Clear communicator with exceptional written and collaboration skills


All interested candidates should click 'Apply' and submit a cover letter clearly outlining how their skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements, along with links to five videos that represent the type of work described.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

Dow Jones is 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, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

About Us

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video.

Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 36 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.

The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

 

 

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We break stories, influence ideas, and advance business intelligence and cultural interest.

We expose the events that turn markets, the digital breakthroughs that transform art, the demand that drives invention, as well as the political and societal passing moments and lasting consequences.

We are the people of Dow Jones. From different fields, backgrounds and viewpoints we invite you to join us.

Examine the world and bring it to others.

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