Features Editor

Position description

The Wall Street Journal’s Review section is looking for an editor with broad interests and wide contacts who can help to commission and edit pieces for our weekend section of news and ideas features and personal essays.

You should have extensive experience with writing and/or editing feature pieces and personal essays and should be comfortable working with freelancers and staff reporters. You should have a strong background in one or more of the areas covered by Review, including politics and foreign policy, tech, health and self-help issues, and social and cultural trends.

The job is based in our New York office and reports to Gary Rosen, Editor of Weekend Review.

To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter and up to five published clips.

You will:

• Commission and edit feature stories and essays by WSJ staff writers and a range of freelance writers

• Work with the section’s visuals team to create layouts and art concepts

• Develop digital strategies to extend the reach and impact of the section

You have:

• At least 8 years of relevant journalism experience

• Wide connections in the world of freelance writers and academics

• A knack for digital production and display is helpful

Application Deadline: 8th December 2025

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Non-Union role

Pay Range: 145,000 – 165,000

Application instructions

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