Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead digital coverage of world news: commission, edit and publish breaking stories; manage cross‑platform projects with bureaus and newsroom teams; build rich digital experiences, oversee live blogs, write headlines and alerts, and work occasional evenings and weekends.

The Wall Street Journal seeks a New York–based sports reporter to write breaking news and ambitious features across major North American leagues and the Olympics. The role requires producing audience-driving stories (at least three weekly), using data to uncover fresh angles, collaborating with visuals, social and audience teams, and maintaining the WSJs editorial standards and accuracy. Candidates should have five-plus years of professional journalism experience.

Lead data science work embedded in the newsroom: identify high-impact problems, build and productionize predictive and explanatory models, own core metrics/measurement, apply causal inference and experimentation, translate findings for senior stakeholders, and mentor junior data team members to improve analytic standards and adoption.

Lead audience growth strategy for enterprise and investigative journalism. Translate data into actionable insights, partner with editorial and production teams, run experiments on formats and distribution, present recommendations to leadership, and train newsroom staff on audience best practices to increase engagement and subscriptions.

Produce visual stories and interactive graphics for digital audiences across news and enterprise projects. Pitch, report, research, design data visualizations, cartography, 3D and illustrations, build interactive components, collaborate with reporters and editors, mentor colleagues on visual storytelling, and deliver under tight deadlines. Based in New York or Washington D.C.

Lead and mentor the Enterprise video team to produce quick-turn and long-lede investigative and enterprise videos. Shape story ideas, scripts, edits, and formats; collaborate with newsroom, product, strategy, and audience teams; oversee high production and journalistic standards; develop video-forward strategy and documentary/series projects while fostering team growth and global newsroom collaboration.