
Standards Editor
NEW YORK, NYFull-timeSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Wall Street Journal seeks an experienced editor for its Standards and Ethics department. The editor will help maintain reporting and style standards, support fair and ethical fact-based journalism, review impactful stories before publication, guide reporters with attorneys and editors, and resolve post-publication issues. The role calls for substantial journalism experience, high-level editing and management experience, and significant knowledge of the Journal’s standards and processes.
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The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you. Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy 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, email us at [email protected]. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line. NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas Full timeJob_Req_55815 Job Description: Job Description: The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced editor to join our Standards and Ethics department. You should have a demonstrated expertise and insight in setting and maintaining reporting and style standards. You will be part of a team responsible for ensuring the Journal always maintains the highest and most rigorous standards of fairness and integrity and is a model for ethical, fact-based news reporting. The Standards and Ethics team is an integral part of the Journal newsroom, acting as the collective conscience of its members, and a central reason we have been trusted by readers for more than 130 years. You will be versed in, and a strong advocate for, these standards and ethics. You will have strong journalistic experience, allowing you to act as an arbiter, and champion, of our journalism. You will be a final reader on our most impactful journalism and act as an adjudicator of disputes. Most importantly, you are a protector of readers' interests. You will: * Be a champion and defender of the highest-quality, fact-based journalism. * Handle pre-publication review of some of our most essential journalism, working with Dow Jones media attorneys and editors to guide reporters. * Resolve issues that may come up after publication. You have: * At least 10 years of journalism experience, including high-level editing and managerial experience in a senior leadership role. * A clear sense of fairness, keen news judgment and an unwavering commitment to truth. * Significant knowledge of The Wall Street Journal's standards and processes. To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests align with the requirements of the role by November 6. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission as the position may be filled before the deadline 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. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected c
How this job compares
Set against the 382 open Editor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$100–136K/yr64 salary ranges
- US median$29–35/hr37 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 100 open Editor jobs in New York and 382 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York Times12 open
- New York Post8 open
- Deloitte6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Editor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 304 postings).
- Education
- 170 of the 382 open Editor jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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