Healthcare Editor

Job Description:

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 news-gathering operations globally. 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 Role

MarketWatch is seeking an ambitious editor to own and evolve our crucial coverage of healthcare. This is a defining role that requires a journalist who will break news, deliver smart analysis on the companies that make up the sector and shape high-impact editorial strategy in one of the most vital sectors in the economy.

You will lead our efforts to cover the companies and forces key to our healthcare in America. That includes pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices, hospitals and insurance – while also weighing in on the issues confronting patients who are trying to navigate the system.

This role requires a curious and passionate journalist who is comfortable alternating between industries that provide medical products, services and care to sweeping public policy matters in Washington and the personal health challenges that confront everyday people.

This is your chance to define MarketWatch's healthcare vertical: driving growth, guiding contributors, and helping produce must-read reporting that's fast, accessible, and reader-oriented. The successful candidate will also be comfortable going beyond the daily news to develop original, ambitious enterprise stories.

You will write and report while also building and editing a roster of external healthcare contributors who can provide MarketWatch readers with insightful analysis on developments in the sector.

Candidates should have experience with healthcare reporting and editing. The role will be based in New York.

You Will:

• Thrive in a newsroom abuzz with passion and energy
• Work well under pressure
• Be a skilled, insightful and compassionate interviewer
• Bring voice and analysis to complex topics
• Craft sharp, engaging headlines and story packaging that speaks to a wide array of readers
• Be meticulous in your copy and ambitious in your reporting
• Shape MarketWatch's coverage of a sector that touches every American and drives a considerable share of the economy.
• Stay ahead of policy, regulatory and public health developments that could impact U.S. households and markets

You Have:

• At least 7 years of experience writing and editing in a fast-paced newsroom, focused on making sense of money and finance
• Experience leading or shaping vertical coverage is a plus
• Strong track record covering healthcare or related sectors (corporate, policy, personal health) with a consumer-oriented lens
• A strong grasp of audience development strategies including how to position stories for maximum visibility on social media and search engines
• Proven ability to find fresh, impactful angles off daily, breaking news
• Excellent news judgment, writing precision and editing chops

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Wealth & Investing

Job Category:

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union rolePay Range: $125,000 - $155,000We 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..