Digital Production Editor

We’re looking for experienced Digital Production Editors to join our newly formed Digital Production Team in New York. This role merges rigorous copy-editing with strategic programming and audience development, requiring deep competency in both areas. The team curates and publishes content across WSJ's digital platforms, supports news editors, and shapes how our journalism engages readers on phone and web.

About the role

This position is based in the New York newsroom, with a minimum of three days per week in the office. It includes at least one weekend shift and requires flexibility around evenings. You’ll work independently, demonstrate strong initiative, and own decisions without waiting for direction. A keen eye for detail and an understanding of how visual assets drive narrative are essential, along with curiosity about technical innovation and enthusiasm for testing new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Edit copy to the highest standards of grammar, style, accuracy, and clarity—quickly, on deadline, and without a second pass.
• Independently make packaging and presentation decisions for breaking news, features, and enterprise journalism with confident news judgment.
• Write headlines optimized for SEO and digital engagement, along with captions, sells, and push alerts that are sharp, on-brand, and audience-aware.
• Execute daily programming decisions across WSJ platforms, including app and desktop homepages, push notifications, and email alerts, using audience data to inform real-time curation.
• Apply sophisticated SEO principles across all relevant fields, tags, and headline structures.
• Craft display text for off-platform distribution across Google, social, and aggregators.
• Apply metadata, in-house coding, and all technical publishing requirements correctly and consistently without reference.
• Troubleshoot digital publishing issues as they arise, escalating when appropriate and resolving when possible.
• Liaise with the London production hub to ensure seamless publishing continuity across time zones.
• Collaborate directly with reporters, coverage editors, and audience, strategy, and social teams to execute audience-first publishing.
• Uphold Dow Jones standards and ethics in every editorial decision.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in digital news editing, platform curation, or a role requiring both copy editing and digital programming.
• Demonstrable competency across copy editing and digital programming—this is not a role with a learning curve on core skills.
• A track record of strong, independent news judgment under deadline pressure.
• Expert-level proficiency with digital publishing tools, metadata, and newsroom workflows.
• Deep, applied knowledge of SEO best practices and audience data platforms, with the ability to act on both in real time.
• Experience curating digital homepages, app feeds, or equivalent native platform surfaces.
• Fluency editing across media types: text, graphics, captions, push copy, and social.
• Ability to work independently and as a team contributor with equal effectiveness.
• Composure and flexibility in a fast-moving, high-stakes editorial environment.

Pay

Base pay range: $90,000 – $100,000. We offer competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent, with variations based on experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Bonus-eligible roles include targets determined by market benchmarks and individual contributions.

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet diverse employee needs.