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Fashion & Beauty Assistant, WSJ. Magazine & Style News in New York, NY

Job Description

WSJ. Magazine, Off Duty and The Wall Street Journal’s Style section are seeking a dynamic and self-starting Fashion & Beauty Assistant to support market-related work across fashion and beauty categories, as well as the office of the Style Director.

The ideal candidate is a nimble problem-solver with a deep interest in the fashion and beauty industries, as well as a talent for project managing and logistics coordinating. They will thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, and be ready to contribute ideas to our coverage with infectious energy and enthusiasm.

This is a full-time position based in our New York office and reporting to the Style Director of WSJ. Magazine. This job will occasionally require evening and weekend work.

You will:

+ Request and maintain all beauty and wellness samples for the support of beauty coverage in WSJ. Magazine, Style News and Off Duty, executing a rigorous and uniform request protocol.

+ Coordinate with editors to ensure all requests are made and all products are on-site in time for coverage and story ideas.

+ Develop contacts with industry publicists and relevant companies.

+ Maintain meticulous organizational records of inflow and outflow. Demonstrate flawless understanding of WSJ Standards & Ethics and request protocol.

+ Offer support as needed for women’s fashion market and the overall fashion closet, and serve as extra hands during heavy volume periods when large-scale fashion shoots and complex multimedia projects are underway.

+ Run the schedule, calendar, expenses and office of the Style Director and support the role with moodboard preparation, clerical work and other administrative functions as needed and assigned. Organize fashion week plans and schedules.

+ Coordinate with the Editor-in-Chief’s office on behalf of the Style Director to arrange co-timed business travel and meetings.

+ Assist on credits for fashion and beauty as needed by the Style and Fashion team.

+ Ensure the top-tier execution and ethical standards of WSJ. Magazine and the wider Wall Street Journal are consistently met: that work is of impeccable quality across all platforms, and that The Journal’s codes of conduct, risk & compliance protocols and overall Standards & Ethics rules are scrupulously met.

You have:

+ A deep interest in the fashion and beauty industries, whether through relevant experience at a similar fashion publication or media brand, or relevant education or training. This is an entry-level position.

+ Flawless project-management skills, and the ability to juggle multiple time-sensitive projects and duties at one time.

+ A thoughtful, detail-oriented working style and a collaborative attitude.

+ Sound judgment and a clear understanding of WSJ’s standards.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining how you would approach the job. A portfolio of any relevant work samples is optional.

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.

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Reasonable accommodation: 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 and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/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 and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Union role

Pay Range: $55,000 - $65,000

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Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

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Req ID: 47634