Reporter, Dow Jones Risk Journal

Dow Jones & Company•New York City, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow Jones Risk Journal is seeking an experienced reporter to cover global risk, compliance and regulatory issues affecting companies and financial institutions. The position calls for a multi-talented journalist who possesses an understanding of – or eagerness to delve into – regulatory areas such as sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption and financial crime, as well as geopolitical, cybersecurity, climate and supply-chain risks. The reporter will be responsible for writing daily stories and longer features, as well as contributing to the daily WSJ Morning Risk Report newsletter. Dow Jones Risk Journal serves an audience of risk, compliance and legal professionals as well as executives throughout businesses who are responsible for assessing and mitigating risks. The successful candidate will be able to develop sources, especially among risk and compliance professionals, regulators and policy makers; break news; report on and analyze news events; develop high-impact enterprise stories; and explain technical concepts. This reporter must have a keen understanding of the needs of business and financial professionals, and be capable of publishing top-quality content that informs readers, puts news developments into context and provides actionable analysis. This reporter should approach journalism from the perspective of ensuring it can help readers in their day-to-day work. This should include practical takeaways that can be applied by risk and compliance professionals to enhance their policies, programs or strategic discussions. The candidate must be a self-starter and comfortable with occasional additional duties such as moderating live journalism interviews and making media appearances. The candidate also should have an eye toward how to use visuals and data, when appropriate, to enhance storytelling. This position is based in New York.

Requirements

3-5 years of reporting experience
The skills and instincts to jump on news
Relevant subject matter expertise and an eagerness to learn
A track record of dominating a beat, setting the agenda and informing readers
A demonstrated ability to report out high-impact stories

Nice To Haves

Understanding of regulatory areas such as sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption and financial crime
Understanding of geopolitical, cybersecurity, climate and supply-chain risks
Ability to develop sources, especially among risk and compliance professionals, regulators and policy makers
Ability to report on and analyze news events
Ability to explain technical concepts
Keen understanding of the needs of business and financial professionals
Capability of publishing top-quality content that informs readers, puts news developments into context and provides actionable analysis
Approach journalism from the perspective of ensuring it can help readers in their day-to-day work
Include practical takeaways that can be applied by risk and compliance professionals to enhance their policies, programs or strategic discussions
Self-starter
Comfortable with occasional additional duties
Eye toward how to use visuals and data, when appropriate, to enhance storytelling

Responsibilities

Cultivate sources and break news, delivering scoops and analysis that separate your work from the pack
Cover breaking news developments and deliver analysis that provides actionable context
Conceptualize and deliver high-impact enterprise stories
Be a part of an ambitious newsroom with a can-do, startup culture
Uphold the standards, ethics and integrity of a Dow Jones journalist
Writing quickly and cleanly
Take on a range of topics across a broad geography
Report out high-impact stories
Moderating live journalism interviews
Making media appearances
Use visuals and data, when appropriate, to enhance storytelling