Visual Editor (NY or DC based) Job at Dow Jones & Co. in Washington

Dow Jones & Co.

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.

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Locations: Washington D.C., New York City

Employment Type: Full time

Job Req: 49904

Job Description:

Visual Editor – The Wall Street Journal seeks a Visual Editor to lead and elevate our visual journalism across daily and long-term coverage. You will guide a team of graphics reporters to produce innovative, accurate and visually driven stories for our digital platforms.

This senior New York or Washington DC-based role reports to the Director of Graphics and plays a key part in shaping strategy, mentoring staff, and driving ambitious storytelling across graphics, interactives and new formats.

You Will

• Lead and assign visual coverage across platforms - mobile, desktop and social.
• Manage and mentor a team of visual specialists, providing feedback and fostering growth.
• Partner closely with visual, newsroom, product and engineering leaders on cross-department projects.
• Balance long- and short-term projects, from breaking news to enterprise and in-depth visual stories.
• Coordinate with photo and video editors on multimedia storytelling.
• Encourage flexibility for staff to work across sections based on skills and newsroom needs.
• Oversee project lists, milestones and editorial requirements to keep stakeholders informed.
• Build a portfolio of high-impact, analytical, and accurate visual stories.
• Develop and refine workflows and processes in a fast-paced global newsroom.
• Identify opportunities for change and innovation within the team and organization.
• Collaborate with the Director on departmental initiatives and leadership priorities.
• Inspire and motivate the team to produce world-class visual journalism.

You Have

• 7+ years leading visual or interactive journalism teams, or equivalent experience.
• Strong news judgment and understanding of modern design standards.
• Creative vision with a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience managing people, performance and change.
• Proven ability to build new processes and workflows.
• Newsroom background with solid news, data and design instincts.
• Knowledge of business news and data-driven storytelling.
• Familiarity with data and visualization tools (Excel, SQL, R, Python).
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and mobile-first development.
• Strong organization and communication skills using Google tools and Slack.
• Comfortable working collaboratively under tight deadlines.
• Ability to train and mentor reporters and editors in visual storytelling.
• Initiative to learn new tools and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.

To Apply, Submit a resume, cover letter and work samples by 15th December 2025.

Pay Range

$135,000 - $255,000

Benefits

For benefits eligible roles, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, including physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits.

Other Information

Business Area: Dow Jones – News – WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status: Non-Union role

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