Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced and creative Assistant Art Director to join our award-winning team of editorial designers. You will provide design and art direction in news sections composed of a team of page designers. You will help provide focus and shape pages and stories alongside multiple stakeholders, including other visual journalists, reporters and editors.

The position will report to the Deputy Design Chief for news and work very closely on daily deadline assignments to produce visually compelling layouts that reflect WSJ’s journalistic integrity.

This job is based in New York

You will:

• Work across news sections with flexibility to adjust to various tones and styles.

• Stay on top of the WSJ news schedule and priorities throughout the day and coordinate with other editors from text, graphics, the color lab, and photos to ensure that delivery of pages and visuals are timely and meet strict edition deadlines.

• Conceive ideas and plan layouts for section cover and inside pages as well as future sections in meetings with top section editors that best prioritize the display of stories in a variety of print layouts while taking advertising needs into account.

• Assign work to page designers and manage the daily workload while providing guidance and feedback to page designers on section layouts.

• Work within brand layout and font guidelines of the section, with flexibility for some original design recommendations in order to deliver a section that reflects the high journalistic standards of the WSJ.

• Train new employees on the idiosyncrasies of each print section and document applicable page styles, workflow and templates.

• Source, vet and select freelance illustrators to hire for assignments as needed based on the tone and style that is appropriate for the story.

• Provide art direction for digital presentation of stories as required.

You have:

• At least three to five years experience in news design

• A strong portfolio reflecting experience in print layout of varying topics.

• A passion for journalism and excellent news judgment

• Must have excellent and demonstrable design and typography skills

• Flexibility to work with both Macintosh and PC operating systems.

• A good understanding of CSS and XML.

• The ability to help reporters and editors understand best practices for visual storytelling.

• The initiative to take on and learn new tasks in a fast-moving environment.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Knowledge of responsive design and best practices for building stories for mobile devices is a bonus.

• Software Requirements: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, G Suite, Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with EidosMedia’s Methode publishing system is a plus.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and portfolio.

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.

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 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 talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. 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: NEWS/WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $50,000 - $180,000

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.

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Req ID: 38764