Job Description:

About Us:

Dow Jones is a global provider of business news and information, delivering trusted news, data and analysis to consumers and organizations around the world. For more than 135 years Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality journalism and today has one of the largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to award-winning publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily, Financial News, Mansion Global and Private Equity News. The company’s business intelligence portfolio of Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires and OPIS provides high-quality news, information and cutting-edge solutions to empower professional decision-making. Through its marquee events and exclusive executive memberships, the company convenes leaders that are shaping the future of business. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role:

We’re on a mission at Dow Jones to provide the world’s most trusted journalism, data and analysis to help people make decisions. As part of the Global Communications Team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to help shape and tell the Dow Jones story across internal and external audiences. In this newly formed role, you will support the day-to-day functions of a busy communications team and gain valuable hands-on experience and a front-row seat to all aspects of the profession. You’ll be joining a team that is high-performing, creative, collaborative, curious, kind and fun. In turn, you will possess those same traits.

You Will:

• Be jointly reporting to the internal and external communications teams, supporting the team globally, and based in our New York City Office (hybrid)
• Monitor and record all external media placements, create media coverage reports and track key metrics associated with campaigns
• Generate and maintain media lists and databases
• Support the team in drafting press materials (press releases, media alerts, pitch notes, briefing docs, etc.)
• Contribute to our corporate social media strategy development, helping to source updates from across the team, draft copy for posts and track/measure engagement
• Research and draft company and executive award submissions
• Build and publish the company newsletter and articles on the company intranet
• Manage office digital signs
• Pull analytics reports for all internal communication channels
• Design and edit graphics in Canva to support our intranet articles
• Assist in maintaining and updating Communications team shared drives and resources
• Conduct research on media trends and identify potential publicity opportunities
• Provide administrative support to the team VPs and the Communications team as needed

You Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, journalism or equivalent related field
• 0-2 years of professional experience, but ideally a demonstrated interest in the profession, perhaps from interviews, student groups, etc.
• Internship in public relations or communications strongly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Equally strong organizational skills and a very high attention to detail
• Experience working with video editing and design programs to create digital assets
• Interest in working at a global company and the media industry
• An ability to multitask, juggling multiple responsibilities across different projects, teams and timelines
• A bias towards action and a curiosity to learn, innovate and challenge the status quo (when appropriate)
• Strong judgment and discretion with sensitive information

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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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 - Communications

Job Category:

Communications & Corporate Affairs

Union Status:

Non-Union rolePay Range: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00We 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..