Jan 18

Job: Mobile Editor -Dow Jones (Hong Kong)

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Position: Mobile Editor
Posted by: Dow Jones
Location: Hong Kong
Contract: Full-Time

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the world’s largest news gathering operations globally. 

More than half of traffic to Wall Street Journal content in Asia Pacific comes from mobile devices and that number is likely to grow. That’s why we’re looking for a smart, tech-savvy individual who is obsessed with news, analytics, aesthetics and presentation to serve as Asia’s Mobile Editor.

Requirements:

• The person we’re looking for must have a strong editing and writing background, but also needs to be up on current trends in mobile presentation and a voracious consumer of news. The ideal candidate is obsessed with the best reader experience and is constantly asking themselves “how will this look on mobile?”
• A large part of the job will be to help run the Journal’s new What’s News app and the Mobile Editor will need to become quickly fluent with its content management system. Asia’s Mobile Editor will also need to work closely with colleagues in London and New York to make sure everything that needs to be represented in the app is covered, and that we’re using videos and cutting-edge visuals to make presentation as sharp as possible.
• The ideal candidate will also need to understand where the Journal’s traffic comes from, using all the analytical tools that we have at our disposal. The Mobile Editor will also advise editors on the real-time desk about how to make our content as sharp as possible for the growing numbers of people who are interacting with us on mobile.
• In addition, the idea candidate needs to be familiar with both iOS and Android operating systems and will work closely with the social media team to spot trending topics and test out new apps. The Mobile Editor will also need to make sure that our Apple and Android apps are up to date during Asian hours of operation.
• And importantly, the Mobile Editor will also need to be firmly in the news flow so they can be the commissioner-in-chief for mobile-friendly sidebars to accompany not only our most ambitious enterprise pieces, but also for breaking news items that will be conversation topics from Mumbai to Matsuyama.

To Apply: Dow Jones offers an opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading financial and business news companies. We invite interested candidates to submit a cover letter and detailed resume (including up to five published samples of your work), current and expected salary via: https://internationalcareers-dowjones-newscorp.icims.com/jobs/27620/job