Sr. Special Writer, National Affairs

Job Description:

Senior national affairs reporter, Senior Special Writer

The Wall Street Journal seeks an experienced reporter with demonstrated writing skills to join our National Affairs team, exploring the big subjects that grip America through ambitious enterprise journalism.

National Affairs covers a wide range of topics across the country—abortion, immigration, guns, race and more. Its reporters are expected to develop expertise on one or more of these tentpole topics, but we prize nimbleness: New issues and new topics constantly crop up, and National Affairs reporters must be able to pick up on them and move rapidly to report and write rich and informative stories.

The successful candidate will have shown conceptual sophistication on big and complex topics, and will have a record of elegantly written and ambitious long-form features. He or she should be comfortable with different formats and platforms. National Affairs reporters work frequently with colleagues assigned to economics, politics, finance and business news, so a desire to collaborate is a must.

The position is based in the Journal’s New York newsroom.

You will:

• Break agenda-setting news on your beat.

• Conceptualize and deliver deeply reported enterprise stories.

• Work with colleagues around the country and the world in a 24-hour-a-day global newsroom.

You have:

• At least ten years of reporting experience dominating a highly competitive beat and a track record of producing award-winning journalism.

• Deadline skills to report and write clearly under pressure.

• Proven ability to develop sources and write with authority on what is happening and what it means.

• A track record of tackling ambitious projects, finding original approaches to coverage and working with visuals to find creative storytelling techniques.

• Experience reporting on complex issues, and a demonstrated ability to bring deep reporting to bear on them.

To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter detailing how you would do the job, and five examples of your best work. Please contact [email protected] if you have questions.

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 [email protected]. 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:

Union role

Pay Range: $145,000 - $220,000

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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..