Video Programming Coordinator

Based at WSJ headquarters in New York, this role helps strategically schedule and place video content across platforms in a fast-paced newsroom covering breaking news, daily stories, and feature and enterprise journalism.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal stakeholders across coverage areas, programming, and SEO to program and place video content.
• Coordinate cross-team workflows to streamline output and ensure content aligns with video-specific best practices and platform shifts.
• Partner with external platform representatives to address bespoke per-platform needs and best practices.
• Track and translate analytics trends (CTR, retention, velocity, V7/V30, etc.) into actionable insights and performance reviews.
• Partner with producers and journalists to provide pitch feedback and story development guidance to ensure editorial work connects with audience behavior.
• Oversee A/B testing and video packaging, including titling, thumbnail direction, and metadata.
• Partner with video leadership, strategy, product, and audience teams to develop distinctive video formats that resonate with audiences.
• Build relationships with the global newsroom to foster a more video-forward way of thinking.
• Constantly evaluate video journalism to develop new methods of storytelling.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of a wide range of video formats and distribution channels, with a finger on the pulse of industry trends.
• Deep and intimate understanding of how online video algorithms work, with an exceptional ability to crack these algorithms and achieve audience growth across YouTube, TikTok, and other social platforms.
• Extensive programming experience and demonstrable knowledge of video platform best practices, such as optimizing video titles, descriptions, hashtags, and thumbnails.
• Extensive understanding of video analytics, with an ability to explain why a video did or didn’t perform well.
• Ability to break down data and analytics to glean insights.
• Excellent editorial judgment and communication skills.
• Sharp eye for stories that resonate with WSJ’s audience.
• Experience working in a highly collaborative environment across many coverage areas and departments.

Pay

Base pay range: $95,000 – $115,000. We offer competitive and flexible compensation that may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Bonus-eligible roles include targets determined by market benchmarks and individual contributions.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.