Senior Publishing Editor

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a senior publishing editor to drive coverage of breaking news in Asia and run a team of equities reporters from our APAC hub in Singapore.

At a time when trade tensions between the U.S. and China are rising again and corporate Japan emerges as a global hotspot for deals, Newswires is seeking an experienced editor to handle the biggest news as it breaks. The editor will commission stories, push for scoops, and run a team of enterprising reporters to deliver fast, accurate and insightful coverage for Newswires. The editor will shepherd news coverage to ensure it meets the needs of a broad audience, ranging from professional investors to readers of wsj.com.

The editor will join our APAC regional hub in Singapore, where they will be expected to coordinate closely with senior colleagues in Europe and the Americas. Stories should be conceived and edited with a global reader in mind, eliminating financial jargon and adding context that frames why a news event is significant. An important part of the job is to lead reporters in securing access to regional newsmakers and bring to life trends that are shaping the news agenda.

Accuracy, speed, excellent news judgment and a close eye for detail are essential. Successful candidates must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume news environment where teamwork and communication skills will be hugely important.

Excellent written English is essential.

You will:

1. Drive coverage of breaking news – big corporate developments that lead the news agenda in Asia, including major items happening out of hours in the U.S.
2. Manage a team of equities reporters focused on the region’s biggest economies, such as China and Japan.
3. Build a file of big and small scoops that will move markets and excite our professional readership.
4. Commission and edit stories for a global audience that can run across all news platforms, including wsj.com.
5. Help to coordinate daily news coverage of corporate and economic events.
6. Exercise exceptional news judgment to identify disclosed news of importance to professionals, with ability to efficiently prioritize and summarize into smart briefs and subsequent analysis of what the news means for investors, extracting from a wealth of available content.
7. Recognize and respond to the core audiences for Dow Jones Newswires, and their needs and expectations.
8. Collaborate with reporters and editors from other groups, including Dow Jones Newswires, WSJ and other colleagues and those in other bureaus and regions.
9. Communicate precisely and with compassion.
10. Uphold Dow Jones standards and ethics.

You have:

1. Several years of editing experience or a demonstrated track record of writing clean copy. Managerial experience is also preferred.
2. The ability to distill complex news into highly readable stories that are rich in context.
3. A well-honed sense of urgency along with a capacity to remain calm under pressure.
4. The ability to prioritize tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities.
5. Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn.
6. Flexibility in changing/handing off tasks.
7. A solid sense of teamwork.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones is 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.

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status: Non-Union role