Logistic Bureau Chief

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an editor to lead its coverage of logistics and supply chains.

Global trade, tariffs and supply chain strategies are among the major issues companies will look to navigate in the years ahead. Geopolitics is reshaping where goods are being manufactured and how they are being shipped across the world. Closer to home, new policies, new technology, intensifying competition in e-commerce and a resurgence of manufacturing are changing transportation needs across industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods.

We want well-told stories about how businesses are coping with the forces that are changing our world and how workers are adjusting to developments that are transforming their jobs. 

The editor will set the agenda, work with reporters on coverage pillars and develop deep industry sourcing to tell stories of how companies are building new strategies to meet a world in transition. 

As part of WSJ Pro, these stories are intended to go beyond surface-level reporting and explore nuances that will inform and engage executives and decision-makers.

You will:

• Write and assign stories rich in analysis and insight that give readers of The Wall Street Journal and the Pro audience the sophisticated, informed news and perspective that helps them guide their businesses

• Write a daily newsletter that pulls together with authority the best of the Logistics team’s reporting and the wider Wall Street Journal coverage 

• Support, guide, and inspire your reporters to deliver scoops and enterprise stories that readers can’t find anywhere else

• Convey insightful information that business leaders can use to make better decisions
   

• Work collaboratively across different teams in the Pro Group and with the Journal’s worldwide bureaus

You have:

• 5+ years of reporting and 5+ years of editing experience for an online publication
   

• Excellent writing and editing skills.

• Experience reporting and writing about companies

• Experience producing compelling digital content that attracts and engages audiences

• Sound news judgment and a deep well of ideas about what stories need to be told and how best to tell them

• Superb organizational skills and ability to meet regular deadlines.

• A proven ability to work across departments

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 - News - WSJ

Job Category:

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $150,000 - $175,000

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..