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 125 years and today has one of the world’s largest news gathering operations globally. Our leading publications and products include the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
ABOUT THE ROLE
The WSJ Communities team is looking to hire an Executive Director, Content Development for our C-Suite membership communities. The Community Team is responsible for engaging and retaining the world’s most influential business leaders as members. They will facilitate members sharing timely insights, experiences, analysis, and peer connections, enabling them to make critical decisions that improve the lives of stakeholders they serve. The Executive Director works as part of a team to develop a vibrant community of members within the vertical, facilitating maximum engagement in our network benefits to provide value.
The Executive Director, Content Development is responsible for delivering a vibrant slate of topical experiences relevant to C-Suite executives throughout the year. They work alongside newsroom programming to supplement and add experiences throughout the calendar of member events. They will have their pulse on the topics, issues, and themes that are important to our members. They will develop and produce innovative experiences, including peer- and expert-led exchanges – both virtual and in-person – that are highly relevant to our C-Suite membership communities. They will research and draw on knowledge of community members’ expertise to create a year-long calendar, working with community managers, marketing, and events teams to drive engagement.
Results will be driven by building relationships with members, soliciting their feedback, doing research, and partnering with key internal stakeholders to provide highly curated experiences.
The Executive Director, Content Development will work closely with the Community Director(s) and Executive Director of Strategy to align experiences with overall engagement strategies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Build calendar of peer-to-peer programming and member-led events and experiences
Research speakers and themes that resonate with our membership
Have a keen understand of the unique expertise of the membership community
Attend membership events (in-person and online)
Partner with News, Events, and Marketing teams to provide innovative experiences
Assist Events team with production and logistics
Work with Community Managers to garner members’ thoughts on how to best improve and personalize their experience, both at the individual level and at events.
Work with other members of the Community Team to gather member insights to share with News, Events, Marketing, and Sales
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum 15 years of business experience ideally managing relationships with and creating programming for C-Suite Executives and other high-level stakeholders.
Demonstrated track record of exceptional programming
Ability to work closely with executive teams and understand what is relevant and valuable to C-Suite members.
Ability to attend a schedule of in-person events throughout the year. Some travel may be required.
Strong organizational and project management skills.
Exemplary verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a team and matrixed structure.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior newsroom reporting/editing is a plus.
Experience working with members of a professional leadership council.
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
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Business Area:
Dow Jones - Leadership, Luxury & Events
Job Category:
Marketing & Product Management
Union Status:
Non-Union rolePay Range: $175,000 - $215,000We 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..
