Newsletter Writer

Job Description:

Location: New York

Reports to: Newsletter Editor

The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute is designed to help business leaders master a world of accelerating change.  To succeed, they need not only good information — which the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones have traditionally provided them — but also a means for continuously honing their abilities to manage their people through a daunting array of challenges — whether from disruptive new technologies, an evolving geopolitical landscape, a changing energy paradigm, rising stakeholder demands, or shifting workplace norms.  The Leadership Institute is comprised of executive peer communities, a variety of content and experiences for members, and unique access to data only available within Dow Jones. 

Job Overview:

We are seeking a talented and creative Newsletter Writer to join our team and help drive engagement with our audience through compelling, informative, and visually appealing newsletters. The ideal candidate will have a strong writing background, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to transform complex topics into easy-to-read, engaging content. This role involves writing content for daily newsletters, ensuring they align with our brand voice, marketing objectives, and audience interests.

Key Responsibilities:

• Content Creation: Write clear, engaging, and original content for newsletters, including recaps on news articles, recaps on events and unique insights on current events

• Audience Research: Understand the target audience and create content that is relevant, interesting, and tailored to their preferences and needs.

• Content Planning: Assist in developing the content calendar, proposing newsletter themes, topics, and features that will drive engagement and interest.

• Collaboration: Work closely with newsletter editor to deliver against priorities for newsletters

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience as a business writer or journalist, preferably with a focus on email marketing or newsletters

• Education: Bachelors degree in business or journalism

• Writing Skills: Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with a keen eye for detail.

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey messages and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

• Creativity: Ability to craft compelling and engaging stories, while adhering to the company’s brand voice.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

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:

Union role

Pay Range: $95,000 - $110,000

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..