Deputy Investigations Editor, Visuals

Job Description: Job Description: Deputy Investigations Editor, Visuals The Wall Street Journal is seeking a deputy editor for our award-winning Investigations team to help drive our most ambitious visual storytelling. Investigations are at the heart of our big efforts to produce distinctive and revelatory work that our readers can't find anywhere else. The deputy leading our visual investigations will collaborate closely with reporters and editors across the global newsroom to conceive and drive innovative visual storytelling. The deputy will work hand-in-hand with the Investigations Editor to set the tone for our biggest visual stories of the year, finding ways to deploy our investigative talents and shine light on the hidden and the unknown. To succeed in this role you will need significant experience leading large teams through major visual investigations. You will be expected to carry on the Journal's tradition of excellence and to think creatively and innovatively about how we execute stories for a digital audience. Experience in tackling complex projects in business and finance is a must. The position will report to the Investigations Editor in New York. Key responsibilities: Lead teams of visual journalists, data journalists, and editors to break stories and deliver high impact visual investigations. Collaborate across the newsroom, alongside graphics, photo and video desks, to identify distinct storylines, driving them from inception to publication. Oversee all aspects of visual storytelling, ensuring high standards in reporting, editing, and visual presentation that align with the Wall Street Journal's reputation for excellence. Find opportunities to tell stories readers can't find anywhere else. Innovate and experiment with digital storytelling formats to engage and inform our digital audience. You have: At least five years journalism experience dealing with high profile stories. Expertise in visual storytelling techniques, web development using technologies like D3.js, graphics production, and video investigations. Familiarity with advanced open source reporting techniques, such as digital forensics, satellite imagery analysis, cybersecurity, social media tracking, geolocation and large-scale document analysis. Deep understanding of business and finance topics. A keen sense of the Journal's audience - both present and future - and an ability to help reporters produce revelatory work. Ability to handle complex and sensitive coverage. The very highest standards of excellence, and a commitment to ambitious and distinctive investigative journalism and a willingness to experiment. 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/AA/M/F/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 . 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 - News - WSJ Job Category: Editorial/Journalism Union Status: Non-Union role Pay Range: 140,000 - 450,000 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. If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view 'Find Jobs - Dow Jones.' Thank you. Req ID: 42480

Created: 2024-10-19