Job Description
Job Description: Barron's Trending News Writer About Our Organization: Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest global news-gathering operations. It is home to leading publications and products including The flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About the Team: Since 1921, Barron's has delivered the need-to-know information for all those seeking to accumulate wealth, and provided a robust understanding of what propels the markets and business community. At the forefront, Barron's is a catalyst for economic change with a powerful network of influential business leaders, financial advisors, institutional and affluent individual investors among its audience. Readers look to the publication for daily unparalleled financial information and expertise to drive results in our world and the markets.
About the Role: Barron's, one of the leading financial and investing publications in the U.S., is seeking a high-energy reporter who can insightfully cover breaking business news and knows the U.S. market well. The role is part of the Barron's trending news team, which eschews commodity stories in favor of delivering analysis-or an interesting angle-about the news in the timeframe readers are searching to understand news events. The reporter will have the opportunity to write longer, reported-out features and analytical pieces so some experience of this would be an advantage. Barron's values teamwork, so a collaborative approach is required. This role is hybrid - 3 days in office at our 1211 Ave of Americas headquarters.
You Will: - Track breaking news of publicly traded companies, financial markets, and other subjects of interest to Barron's readers
- Generate analysis and angles on the day's biggest stories
- Write quickly and cleanly under tight deadlines
You Have: - At least 3 years of experience working as a reporter at a national or trade business news publication.
- The ability to write cleanly and quickly on a tight deadline
- The capability to offer insights into the biggest stories of each day using FAQs, charts, and other news-you-can-use story forms.
- Passionate about markets and finance, energized by breaking news
- Relentlessly committed to factual accuracy
- Familiarity with corporate balance sheets, financial valuations, and investing principles would be ideal
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 - W&I - Barrons Newsroom
Job Category:
Editorial/Journalism
Union Status:
Union role
Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000
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.
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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..
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