Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a comment moderator. This position involves the review of reader comments on select news stories and all Opinion pieces that publish on WSJ.com. Readers come to our conversation spaces looking to participate in an informed and thoughtful debate on the most important news facing the world today. Our goal is to support a civil conversation that is open to readers of all points of view.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable making objective decisions quickly about whether audience comments meet our guidelines for publication. You should have a judicious eye, a passion for community building, some experience with online discussion groups as a manager or contributor, and a willingness to help The Journal build communities within our comments.

You have:

• Superb judgment in moderating comments
• Prior experience moderating or facilitating online communities or discussion groups
• Basic computer skills
• A strong, demonstrable passion in journalism
• Outstanding communication and time management skills
• Enthusiasm about shaping the future of reader engagement and online communities at The Journal.
• Flexibility around working hours. This position may regularly require evening and weekend work because we have to be responsive and active online when our audience is online, which includes weekends.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

You will:

• Maintain a high quality user experience
• Review comments posted by WSJ.com readers in a timely manner
• Reply to reader inquiries about moderation decisions
• Develop best practices to promote positive behavior and encourage reader participation
• Create guidelines that apply moderation rules to specific stories
• Watch the homepage for breaking news that should be open to conversation
• Provide quality assurance for comments sections that have already been moderated
• Assist the newsroom or editorial department with research and projects that involve user generated content

This position will report to the Deputy Editor, New Audiences & Community. The Audience Voices Team is based in New York, though the comment moderator could potentially work remotely.

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Req ID: 29196