Publishing Editor

Job Description :

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a skilled highly creative editor for its daily print edition. This accomplished journalist should be invigorated by the demands of the news cycle and deadlines and by the importance of delivering top-quality journalism to readers of the largest daily newspaper in the U.S.

A WSJ publishing editor meets and maintains the highest standards through precise and concise editing sharp and informative headlines and by helping create compelling elements that comprise the print edition.

A successful candidate must have strong news judgment and the ability to edit and elevate stories of all types under deadline pressure for the print addition to breaking and top news of the day you will work on feature stories and graphics on a variety of core subjects valued by our readers. You also should have a deep interest in all areas of news in particular finance business and technology and a firm grasp of grammar spelling and style. Compliance with standards guidelines and factual accuracy are critical.

The ability to work independently as well as on a team and collaborate with reporters and editors around the world is essential. You will be flexible in changing / handing off tasks and eager to learn new skills. Editors on the Print desk are versatile and possess the temperament to handle multiple articles and responsibilities in an efficient manner.

You have :

Strong news judgment in editing and fast-paced publishing

Ability to edit for grammar style sense jargon accuracy structure balance and fairness

Proficiency in basic numeracy confidence in analyzing the data behind a story and and an ability to draw on a variety of general knowledge

General awareness of how a newsroom works

A desire to learn new skills

You will :

Take pride in and ownership of your work

Meet deadlines

Prioritize tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities

Understand workflow beyond your own needs

Be flexible in changing / handing off tasks

Function well within a team

Help connect the content with the audience

Uphold Dow Jones standards and ethics

Understand WSJs brand content and platforms

Recognize the core WSJs audiences and their needs and expectations

Deadline December 8th 2025 is not filled sooner.

Reasonable accommodation : Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are 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. EEO / 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 email us at 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.

Business Area :

Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category :

Editorial / Journalism

Union Status : Union role

Pay Range : 100000 - 120000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Key Skills

Proofreading,Taleo,Content Management Systems,Copy Editing,Research Experience,Journalism,Adobe Photoshop,Adobe Premiere,Final Cut Pro,Creative Writing,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1