The Wall Street Journal is hiring: Assistant to the Editor of WSJ. Magazine in N

Overview

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a dynamic self-starter to manage day-to-day office operations for the editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine and the Journal’s Style News section, providing editorial, strategic and commercial support in a fast-paced newsroom.

Responsibilities

• Strategically manage the daily calendar and weekly agenda, coordinating with senior team leaders to ensure operations run smoothly and production deadlines are met.
• Be a “quick study” on internal and external stakeholders and priorities, including Dow Jones organizational culture, WSJ company culture, newsroom standards & ethics, key internal executives and protocols, as well as external business partners, CEOs and other industry VIPs.
• Demonstrate strong operational understanding of how to handle an evolving list of priorities, both editorial and commercial, and show good judgement, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Manage delivery schedule of editorial signoffs with close eye on all high-level production timetables, deadlines, and due dates.
• Oversee frequent international and domestic travel arrangements and organize trips in communication with Dow Jones European office to ensure business priorities are met, including directly scheduling with numerous business partners overseas. Supervise evolving schedule during travel periods, and ensure office runs smoothly in absence.
• Run internal and external meeting arrangements including tech set-up, coordination of attendees, preparation of materials, location support. Take notes, prepare documents and meticulously manage records for coordination of follow-ups and next steps.
• Prepare research prompts according to guidelines ahead of speaking engagements, panels, media appearances or “off-the-record” summits.
• Manage office role in planning of editorial events and receptions, including serving as on-site support, organizing sign-offs, and acting as communications partner to events team on logistics and deadlines (meetings with production, attending site walk-thrus, etc.).
• Collaborate effectively with internal partners such as WSJ MEO, Finance and HR to support scheduling company-wide events such as year-end reviews, compensation meetings, workforce planning and legal/Standards training.
• Manage team office administration and supplies, liaising with the Dow Jones internal Tech Support or iOffice teams to coordinate maintenance as necessary.
• Maintain highest code of conduct under WSJ’s Standards & Ethics policies, and ensure those policies are maintained throughout office operations.

You Have

• A college degree and 1 to 3 years of work experience for a publishing company, media brand or similar in a support role.
• Exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to manage a high volume of tasks efficiently, and a positive, can-do outlook that allows for problem-solving in a timely manner.
• Good anticipatory skills toward managing conflicting deadlines, recurring logjams, or disruptions to daily plans.
• Excellent writing and research skills, with close attention to accuracy, etiquette, grammar and spelling. A comfort liaising with global offices or overseas stakeholders and externals.
• Interest in and passion for lifestyle or magazine journalism or luxury editorial content in a newsroom environment.

You will report to the Editor in Chief of WSJ. Magazine & Style News. This is a full-time position based in our New York office.

To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your qualifications and interest in this role. A maximum of 2 clips or writing samples showing past experience is permitted, 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.

Job Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Pay Range: $70,000 - $80,000