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Deputy National Security Editor
Washington D.C
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$175kDetected 22 days ago
About the role
- Job Description: The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and ambitious editor to join our Washington bureau as Deputy National Security Editor.
- Reporting directly to the National Security Editor, you will be responsible for ensuring that our news coverage meets the highest standards of reporting and editing.
- The ideal candidate is equally comfortable handling the daily news flow as they are editing ambitious long-form features and deep-dive investigations.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the daily news flow on the national security beat, ensuring the Journal delivers fast, accurate, and indispensable reporting on the Pentagon, State Department, and intelligence community.
Requirements
- Impeccable judgment and the ability to exercise it under intense deadline pressure.
- A minimum of 4 years of high-level journalism experience, with a significant portion dedicated to covering or editing national security or foreign policy.
Skills
- A mastery of narrative structure and the ability to turn complex geopolitical maneuvers into clear, compelling prose.
- Cool Under Fire: Impeccable judgment and the ability to exercise it under intense deadline pressure.
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- EEO/Disabled/Vets
- Reasonable Accommodation
- This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
- Business Area:
- Dow Jones - News - WSJ
- Job Category:
- Editorial/Journalism
- Union Status:
Compensation
- We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent.
- This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.
- 150,000 - 175,000
Benefits
- Work with the National Security Editor and other senior editors in Washington, New York and the World team to set coverage priorities and coordinate a seamless global narrative.
- For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
- For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
Equal opportunity
- Employer
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets
- We are 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 or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. 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.
- Non-Union role
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