Design Lead, WSJ Events Marketing

Job Description:About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

As the Design Lead for Events Marketing at Dow Jones, you will set the creative vision and oversee the execution of innovative and premium designs for our exclusive events targeting top-tier business leaders. This role is a step beyond design execution, focusing on conceptualizing compelling visual narratives and providing creative direction to elevate every aspect of the WSJ event experience. As a pivotal figure within our team, you will drive the integration of brand storytelling into physical, digital, and experiential touch points, ensuring a cohesive and memorable presence that embodies the sophistication of the WSJ brand.

You Will:

• Lead the development of overarching creative concepts and design direction for WSJ Executive Membership events, ensuring alignment with brand strategy and audience expectations.Define and oversee visual identity systems for events, incorporating innovative and audience-centric elements that resonate with C-suite executives.Direct creative teams (in-house and external) in delivering cohesive and premium designs across collateral, digital platforms, and event environments.

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional design experience, with significant time spent on experiential and event-focused creative leadership.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and advanced proficiency in Figma or similar tools.
• Proven experience in leading creative teams and managing complex, high-profile design projects.
• Deep knowledge of environmental, digital, and branding design, including UI for event-related platforms.
• Expertise in accessibility standards for physical and digital design environments.
• Portfolio showcasing exceptional creative leadership and innovative event design solutions.
• Visionary thinker with a strategic mindset, capable of translating business goals into creative opportunities.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, fostering trust and alignment across teams.
• Experience in media, publishing, or luxury industries.
• Track record of designing for executive or high-profile audiences, with a focus on exclusivity and premium appeal.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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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/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, email us at [email protected]. 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 - CMO - Marketing

Job Category:

Creative & Design

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $135,000 - $165,000

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 candidate's 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..