Job Description:

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Congress reporter in Washington, DC, to cover the politicians and policies that our readers care about most. 

The ideal candidate will be someone with a deep knowledge of politics, Washington and Capitol Hill. In 2025, Congress could tackle some of the issues our readers care about most, including taxes, trade, health care, immigration, government spending, the debt ceiling, and financial regulation. And there will surely be some curveballs. This reporter will work with our excellent team to bring these debates to life, pulling back the curtain and revealing how Capitol Hill operates. The job will include a steady stream of ambitious features and will be expected to break news. Candidates should have five or more years experience writing news and feature stories, with clips that specifically demonstrate the ability to tell big, bold stories that everyone talks about.

The job will be on the politics team and be based in our Washington, DC office.

You will:

• Break news.

• Develop original enterprise stories.

• Conceive, report and write must-read stories that require minimal editing.

• Embrace video, audio and other non-text storytelling formats.

• Find smart, unexpected insights that advance major breaking news events.

• Work with colleagues to conceive and executive bigger projects and series.

You have:

• At least five years of professional journalism experience.

• An ability to develop sources at the highest levels

• A demonstrated ability to separate from the pack and find original approaches to even the most commoditized stories.

• Top-notch narrative writing skills.

• A steady hand under deadline pressure.

• An ability and desire to provide fresh insights.

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 rolePay Range: $120,000 - $170,000We 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..