Platform Editor

Description

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Platform Editor (NewsPlus)

Dow Jones is seeking a Platform Editor for NewsPlus, its web portal for financial professionals. 

NewsPlus features company, markets and economic news, features and analysis from in English and in real-time, on an intuitive web interface. Working on a shift-based system, NewsPlus editors form part of a team that selects breaking news, features and analysis from across Dow Jones publications, including the Wall Street Journal, curating them for publication on the NewsPlus platform. 

NewsPlus is a crucial component of Dow Jones’s professional content business, and is highly valued by banks, financial services companies, brokers and other market experts. Internally, stories published first to the platform increasingly appear on WSJ.com, the main Wall Street Journal website, and in print. 

NewsPlus content also powers APIs that feed a large number of third-party platforms.

NewsPlus team members must be comfortable working in a digital news environment and be able to assess stories for publication based on strong news judgment. The team is also responsible for compiling newsletters, briefings and other material. 

Strong written English, excellent news judgment, a close eye for detail and good organizational and prioritization skills are essential. A demonstrable interest in current affairs, economics, business and finance are also key, as is an interest in how news is consumed.

Applicants should preferably have a sound understanding of financial markets and corporate and economic news. Some previous reporting experience would be an advantage.

An ability to quickly grasp software and technology is important, especially in the areas of news production and data handling. 

A key part of the role includes communicating in real time with other editors, reporters and coverage chiefs across the region and more broadly. The ability to work varying shifts may also be required. There may be occasional early starts.

The role is located in our vibrant office in Barcelona, Spain, as part of our multilingual newsroom there.

You will:

Exercises exceptional news judgment to identify news of importance to professionals, with ability to efficiently prioritize and summarize into smart briefs, extracting from a wealth of available content.

Upholds Dow Jones standards and ethics.

Recognizes and responds to the core audiences for Dow Jones Newswires, and their needs and expectations.

Helps connect the content with the audience.

Collaborates with reporters and editors from other groups, including Dow Jones Newswires, WSJ and other colleagues and those in other bureaus and regions.

Communicates precisely, with compassion. 

Proactive rather than reactive. 

You have:

A well-honed sense of urgency along with a capacity to remain calm under pressure.

The ability to prioritize tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities.

Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn.

A general awareness of how a newsroom works, including an understanding of workflow.

A collaborative mindset, function well within a team, meet deadlines and are flexible in changing/handing off tasks. 

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.

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