The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Washington, D.C.-based culture reporter on its Features & WSJ. Magazine team to deliver trenchant, well-observed social coverage of D.C.’s power classes, reporting lively and prescient news-features and delectable trend stories and profiles that are one step ahead of the group chat.
From a crop of new membership clubs to major changes at its arts institutions, Washington’s social and court-theatrical corridors play host to the city’s confluence of politics, power and influence. A self-starting reporter will go inside this nexus of coverage opportunities, helping generate features on cultural Washington’s colorful scenes, official and unofficial social events, and the unlikely settings where off-the-clock influence happens.
Working from our award-winning D.C. bureau, the ideal candidate is a high-metabolism feature reporter with both a zeal for chasing distinctive, character-driven enterprise on the biggest gatherings and figures of social Washington, as well as the sourcing and unique, at-times whimsical eye for the personalities and forces shaping the city’s culture. They will resist “inside the Beltway” insularity and help interpret ideas in a vivid, culture-story manner for a general, national audience.
The Journal’s Features teams blend deep reporting, sharp wit and good taste to create compulsively readable quick-turn stories, timely analysis pieces and enterprise features on the subjects of lifestyle, entertainment, culture and ideas. Stories from this team offer a lively lens on the zeitgeist, drawing connections between events and trends in the culture to form original, big-picture theses about the present moment. Reporters on the team are also expected to pitch and write long-lead stories—think exclusive sit-down interviews and juicy narrative storytelling—for WSJ. Magazine .
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You will report to the Bureau Chief of Culture within the Features team. This position is based in our Washington, D.C. office. Strong candidates in New York with great links to Washington and political sourcing may be considered.
To apply, please submit a cover letter describing your experience and interest in this job, a detailed resume and five clips with a sentence or two as to what the stories show about your capabilities by February 26th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission as the position may be filled before the deadline.
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Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status Union role
Pay Range: 120,000 - 150,000
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Req ID: 50981
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