Job Description:Dow Jones is seeking a Platform Editor for NewsPlus, its web portal for financial professionals. NewsPlus features company, markets and economic news, features and analysis from Dow Jones Newswires in English and in real-time, on an intuitive web interface.Working on a shift-based system, NewsPlus editors form part of a team that selects breaking news, features and analysis from across Dow Jones publications, including The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron's, curating the articles for publication on the NewsPlus platform. NewsPlus is a crucial component of Dow Jones's professional content business and is highly valued by banks, financial services companies, brokers and other market experts.Internally, stories published first to the platform increasingly appear on WSJ.com, the main Wall Street Journal website, and in print. NewsPlus team members must be comfortable working in a digital news environment and be able to assess stories for publication based on strong news judgment and understanding of the needs of an audience that is focused on business, finance and markets. The team is also responsible for compiling newsletters, briefings and other material.Key Responsibilities:- Exercise exceptional news judgment to identify news of importance to professionals, efficiently prioritize and summarize into smart briefs, extracting from a wealth of available content.- Uphold Dow Jones standards and ethics.- Recognize and respond to the core audiences for Dow Jones publications' professional audience, and their needs and expectations.- Help connect the content with the audience.- Collaborate with reporters and editors from other groups, including Dow Jones Newswires, WSJ and other colleagues and those in other bureaus and regions.- Communicate precisely, with compassion.- Be proactive rather than reactive.Qualifications:- A well-honed sense of urgency along with a capacity to remain calm under pressure.- The ability to prioritize tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities.- Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn.- A general awareness of how a newsroom works, including an understanding of workflow.- A collaborative mindset, function well within a team, meet deadlines and are flexible in changing/handing off tasks.- Applicants should have a sound understanding of financial markets and corporate and economic news. Some previous reporting experience would be an advantage.- An ability to quickly grasp software and technology is important, especially in the areas of news production and data handling.The ability to work varying shifts may also be required. There may be occasional early starts. We are seeking candidates for several open roles that could be based in our New York, Barcelona or London offices.Equal Opportunity Employer:Dow Jones is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.For assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability, email us at (email). Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need.
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