Retail Bureau Chief
About the role
The Wall Street Journal seeks a bureau chief to lead our coverage of the retail sector. You will be responsible for handling breaking news, shaping our beat coverage, driving investigations and delivering distinctive enterprise stories. To succeed in this role, you will need to exercise sharp news judgment, juggle assignments and inspire your colleagues. You will be expected to carry on the Journal’s tradition of excellence and to think creatively and innovatively about how we cover stories for a digital audience. Experience in tackling complex projects in business and finance is a must. The job is based in New York City and will be a part of the Business, Finance & Economics coverage team.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of reporters
- Guide daily coverage, working with reporters to jump on news and elevate stories
- Drive ideas with reporters and ensure stories and packages remain on track and on topic
- Edit stories
- Help develop new features
- Incorporate audience data into story planning and work with social, programming and strategy colleagues to ensure maximum reach
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience managing reporters at a high level
- Experience working with reporters or producers to develop ideas and coverage
- Excellent line editing and headline-writing skills, ideally with a specialty in financial topics and service journalism
- High standards and an ironclad commitment to accuracy
- Experience working on digital platforms and new forms of storytelling
- Coaching skills on and off-deadline, and the ability to keep teams focused and positive
Skills
- Line editing
- Headline writing
- Financial topics expertise
- Service journalism
- Digital platform experience
- Coaching and team leadership
Benefits
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.
Pay
Base pay range: $165,000 - $200,000