Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is hiring: Insurance Deputy Editor in New York

Overview

Deputy Personal Finance Editor - Insurance at WSJ | Buy Side. We are seeking an experienced insurance editor with a keen eye for detail to edit and write insurance coverage for a consumer audience. This deputy editor will help simplify complex insurance topics and provide readers with actionable information.

The candidate must have experience editing and writing articles on insurance products, strong knowledge of insurance policies, and the ability to break down sometimes complicated topics in a way that is interesting, accurate, relevant and distinctive.

The successful candidate will have experience reporting and editing on topics such as pet, auto, life, business, travel, homeowners and renters.

About WSJ | Buy Side: Dow Jones’s reviews and recommendations site is independent of The Wall Street Journal newsroom and is dedicated to helping consumers make smart decisions about how to spend their time and money.

About the Role: This editor will ensure that articles meet high quality standards of journalism while responsibly guiding readers. This editor will have a keen eye for detail and will be responsible for first-look copy edits as well as regularly updating articles. This role is part of the WSJ | Buy Side editorial team.

You Will:

• Give insurance articles thorough edits, and work closely with staff insurance writers to ensure accuracy and adherence to the Buy Side Style Guide.
• Maintain evergreen articles through regular updates to ensure relevancy for a WSJ audience.
• Collaborate with the editorial and commerce teams on article lineups for future months to ensure relevancy for the WSJ audience.
• Write and edit content that upholds editorial standards to deliver independent and unbiased reporting.
• Ensure accuracy and journalistic standards for all content.
• Develop an understanding of the WSJ.com audience to ensure articles are properly serving our readers’ needs.

You Have:

• 5+ years of personal finance reporting/editing experience.
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices and content optimization techniques.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, while delivering quality content.
• Ability to identify problems in copy quickly and clearly communicate changes needed, suggesting specific edits and wording.
• Recommend linking opportunities to recent WSJ news articles where topics align.
• Ensure accuracy and journalistic standards for all content.
• Familiarity with affiliate revenue operations is preferred.
• Insurance agent license is a plus but not required.

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/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is 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, 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.

Business Area: Dow Jones - Wealth & Investing

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status: Non-Union role

Pay Range: $95,000 - $120,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Req ID: 48776