Social Strategy Editor - New York, United States - Dow Jones

Dow Jones
Dow Jones
Verified Company
New York, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter
Description

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Social Strategy Editor to lead and evolve our off-platform strategies with a view to finding and engaging new audiences.

As the social media landscape continues to evolve, this is an opportunity to create a nimble team with purposeful and bespoke approaches across existing social platforms such as LinkedIn and TikTok, as well as exploring new opportunities on emerging platforms. We are interested in novel approaches to building reader relationships through social media and understanding how we might meet and nurture future readers of the WSJ.

You will

:

-
Lead a team of social media producers responsible for daily output across all text, image and video-based social media platforms

:

-
Create and document bespoke approaches to platforms on an audience-first basis, and set bespoke targets to align with your goals

:

-
Work closely with colleagues in content strategy, data and analytics, video, pictures and coverage to optimize our social presence. You'll foster relationships with editors around the newsroom to find opportunities to collaborate across all areas of coverage including finance, economics, business and geopolitics

:

-
Work with colleagues in marketing and live events to align our strategies for growth

:

-
Uphold The Wall Street Journal's commitment to quality and high standards across all outputs.

You have

:

-
At least 8 years of experience in a newsroom role, preferably focused on reaching and nurturing new audiences

:

-
At least 3 years of management experience

:

-
Exceptionally high levels of data literacy, including the ability to pull and parse internal and off-platform data to inform your decisions

:

-
A track record of setting strategic paths and supporting a tactical team to execute, including goal setting and reporting

:

-
Subject matter expertise and a genuine interest in media technology and the future of news

:

-
Strong interpersonal skills including excellent written and verbal communication.

The position ideally will be based in New York and will report to the Director of Audience Reach.

To apply, please submit
a resume and cover letter.

The Journal's reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.
-
LI-JA1-WSJ

Business Area:
Dow Jones - News - WSJ


Job Category:
Editorial/Journalism


Union Status:
Non-Union role


Pay Range:
$65,000 - $200,000


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.

Req ID: 41496
More jobs from Dow Jones
See all jobs of Dow Jones