Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a YouTube Community Coordinator to join its global video team. You will assist with the core operations of the WSJ YouTube video network, spanning multiple channels. You should have a strong familiarity with YouTube best practices and a track record of working on successful social video programs. We are looking for someone who is excited about extending our world-class journalism into new video formats. You will juggle many tasks and collaborate across the Journal's video team and newsroom.

The position will be based in New York and report to the Executive Director of Video Strategy.

To apply, please submit a résumé and cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet or exceed the key requirements. Please also include links to any YouTube channels or social video programs that you have worked on and explain your role with those channels or programs.

You will:

• Assist with the day-to-day operations of the WSJ YouTube network.
• Work on core channel functionality, including new video uploading, optimization and tagging.
• Identify opportunities to optimize library videos.
• Create key YouTube assets, including headlines, descriptions and custom thumbnails.
• Write and publish YouTube community posts and comments in conjunction with WSJ journalists and channel hosts.
• Work with WSJ video operations team to run live-streaming events when relevant.
• Promote YouTube channels by cross-posting videos and working with the Dow Jones marketing team.
• Ensure that all journalistic and legal standards are followed.
• Be able to work late hours and weekends both as part of a regular weekend rotation and as news developments may warrant.
• Complete additional duties as assigned.

You have:

• At least one year of experience working with social video platforms in a professional setting.
• Strong writing skills.
• Deep understanding and interest in The Journal’s core coverage areas.
• Strong editorial judgment and broad knowledge of current events.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• Basic understanding of Adobe Suite, especially Premiere and Photoshop.
• Experience using Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, especially Sheets, Excel or a similar spreadsheet program.
• Familiarity with optimization tools including Tubular and VidIQ
• YouTube certification preferred

The Journal’s reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 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, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Business Area: NEWS/WSJ

Job Category: News/Editorial Group

Union Status:

Union role

NYC Pay Range: $40,000 - $160,000

We 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.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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Req ID: 34961