Overview
In this role, you will serve as the leading voice of Dow Jones’ Live Markets coverage from London, shaping the daily market narrative for a global audience. You’ll publish across words, charts, audio, and video, setting the agenda before and during the U.S. market open. You’ll collaborate with the New York Live Markets team and experiment with new formats to deliver original, data-driven market stories. This is a high-visibility position that blends analysis, storytelling, and rapid turnaround under deadline pressure, with a clear focus on impact and accessibility.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Live Markets narrative before and during the U.S. market open
- Cover defining market events, economic data, and corporate moves with insight and personality
- Appearing on podcasts and short-form videos for WSJ platforms
- Coordinate handovers with the Live Markets team in New York for seamless coverage
- Identify opportunities to tell original market stories using data, graphics and narrative hooks
- Shape the voice, tone, and strategic direction of Live Markets for a global audience
Key requirements
- Minimum five years of financial journalism experience covering markets, economy, and companies under deadline
- Ability to break news quickly and write in a clean, engaging, witty yet professional voice
- Flexibility to switch between asset classes and themes
- Comfort navigating complex financial data and using numbers to support fast-turn stories
- Strong sense of WSJ audience and collaborative cross-format, cross-time-zone work
- collaborative
- agile under pressure
- curiosity
- data interpretation
- graphics and data visualization awareness
- media formats (podcasts, short-form videos)
Lead Writer, Live Markets in London employer: Dow Jones & Co.
As a leading player in the energy sector, our company offers an exceptional work environment for the Director of Strategic Alliances role in London. We pride ourselves on a culture that fosters innovation and collaboration, providing comprehensive benefits including healthcare, education support, and wellness resources. With ample opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, we empower our employees to thrive while making a significant impact in the global market.
