Senior Manager, B2B Website Developer

Job Description:

 Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world. 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 including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation. Dow Jones works with many Global Fortune 500 companies providing the data, news and intelligence to help them reduce risk, ensure compliance and identify business opportunities. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). 

About the Team:

As part of the global Marketing organization, the B2B Enterprise Marketing team is responsible for driving business growth in partnership with the product and sales teams of our enterprise businesses: Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, and Risk & Compliance. The team runs a client centric approach focused on industries and accounts developing and activating strategies and campaigns that drive awareness, build our reputation and deepen relationships in these select industries and accounts.

About the Role:

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping and optimizing the website architecture and codebase of our enterprise web experience (dowjones.com/professional/) alongside the B2B Enterprise Marketing team. You will construct a dynamic, responsive, and user-centric website that propels our strategic business objectives forward. You will spearhead the development and enhancement of our custom WordPress theme and manage plugin updates using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Additionally, you will lead performance testing, drive code deployments, and analyze site performance to swiftly resolve issues, ensuring a seamless and exceptional site experience.

This role is based in-person in New York, NY, working on-site in our midtown Manhattan office three days a week, reporting to the Director of Web Experience.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Production: Elevate our digital presence by developing and refining a custom WordPress theme and expertly managing plugin updates using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Node.js, and JavaScript to ensure top-tier functionality and performance.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the B2B Enterprise Marketing team to deeply understand strategic goals and craft a website architecture that aligns seamlessly with these objectives. Engage with the Web Team, external vendors and internal stakeholders to build and deploy a scalable, user-centric experience that captivates users.

• Performance Enhancement and Quality Control: Execute thorough performance assessments and tests to guarantee website responsiveness and cross-device compatibility. Oversee the launch and troubleshooting of site modifications, ensuring flawless functionality across various breakpoints and browsers while addressing QA issues with popular themes and plugins.

• Aspirational Approach: Stay at the forefront of cutting-edge web trends, leveraging your expertise to drive innovation and create transformative online experiences for Dow Jones’ B2B audiences.

Specifically, you should have:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, software development, or related field.

• Extensive knowledge of the WordPress platform, including the WP library and best practices.

• Minimum 10 years managing large enterprise WordPress codebases.

• Experience with Wordpress Gutenberg/block editor functionality.

• Advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development.

• Knowledge of Git and other code versioning tools.

• Experience collaborating with web, SEO, social media, and paid media teams.

• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to multitask, prioritize, manage stakeholders, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Creative mindset, aesthetic skills, including an understanding of screen element arrangements, color, and font choices.

• Strong understanding of the latest industry trends and content management systems.

• Ability to convert comprehensive layouts and wireframes into working HTML pages.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

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, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates. 

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:

Marketing & Product Management

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $125,000 - $155,000

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..