About Buy Side from WSJ:
The Buy Side from WSJ is seeking an ambitious and energetic journalist to join the team! The Buy Side is independent of The Wall Street Journal newsroom, and is dedicated to helping consumers make smart decisions about how to spend their time and money by writing reviews and recommendations.
About the Role:
The Insurance Writer will play a key role on our team, translating complex insurance topics into clear, consumer-friendly content.
The candidate must have experience writing articles on insurance topics, have strong knowledge of insurance products, experience working with data and enjoy breaking down sometimes complicated topics in a way that is interesting, accurate, relevant and distinctive.
The successful candidate will have experience reporting on all or most of these insurance topics: pet, auto, life, business, travel, homeowners and renters.
This staff writer will ensure that articles meet high quality standards of journalism while responsibly guiding readers.
You Will:
Write articles on insurance topics that are relevant for WSJ subscribers.
Work with large data sets.
Ensure that sources/sourcing are appropriate for the topic.
Collaborate with the editorial and commerce teams on article lineups for future months to ensure relevancy for the WSJ audience.
Have an understanding of the WSJ.com audience to ensure articles are properly serving our audience’s needs.
Work proactively with partners in the spirit of providing useful service to readers
Write polished, clear prose that balances sensitivity with expertise.
Work well under pressure and collaborate effectively as part of a team.
Be meticulous in copy and ambitious in reporting, ensuring accuracy and depth in all coverage.
Recommend linking opportunities to recent WSJ news articles where topics align.
Ensure accuracy and journalistic standards for all content.
You Have:
3+ years of personal finance writing experience.
Knowledge of writing for SEO.
Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, while delivering quality content.
Experience with Excel, Google Sheets and data management.
Extremely detail oriented and have high organizational skills
Fluency in consumer finance and economics.
A track record of writing unique, engaging financial stories.
A knack for finding unique angles off the news.
Familiarity with affiliate revenue operations and search engine optimization is preferred.
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
Learn more about all our US benefits
Business Area:
Dow Jones - Media SalesJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
Union rolePay Range: $75,000 - $85,000We 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..Top Skills
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