About the Team:
Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.
About the Role:
As the Administrative Assistant for Dow Jones Technology, you will support a range of strategic planning and initiatives across the organization. You will move beyond foundational administrative support to actively drive project execution, coordinate strategic initiatives, manage processes, and ensure the smooth operation of the executive office. In this role, you will manage complex schedules, oversee daily operations, and take ownership of project milestones, event coordination, and executive briefings. You will have an integral role in driving change, adapting new processes, and fostering culture growth across a variety of business units. You will report to the Chief of Staff - Dow Jones Technology.
You Will:
Provide Advanced Administrative & Executive Support
Manage complex, dynamic calendars for the Chief of Staff, Product Management, and Design + Research leaders, resolving conflicts proactively across a globally distributed team
Coordinate end-to-end domestic and international travel and oversee expense management
Draft clear, concise, and professional executive communications, ensuring tone, clarity, precision, and authority
Build trust and rapport across the Technology team and other organizational stakeholders through reliability and professional diplomacy
Provide solutions-oriented support by proactively resolving issues and anticipating the needs of the executive office
Manage Projects & Strategic Coordination
Project Tracking: Plan, execute, and monitor the progress of departmental projects, ensuring milestones, deadlines, and strategic goals are met
Process Improvement: Support operational excellence by identifying bottlenecks, streamlining tasks, and owning recurring processes to improve department-wide efficiency
Event & Meeting Facilitation: Organize and drive the agenda for staff meetings, town halls, offsites, and executive briefings. Capture actionable notes and follow up on project deliverables
Culture & Change Initiatives: Assist with and drive execution of cultural initiatives such as hackathons, team building, and onboarding programs to enhance the overall team experience and steer change management
You Have:
Experience combining senior-level executive support and project management, ideally within cross-functional, internationally distributed teams across multiple time zones
Strong capability to track initiatives, manage stakeholder follow-ups, and organize complex events; familiarity with project tracking tools (e.g., Google Sheets, Jira, Smartsheet) is a plus
Exceptional executive writing skills, including a native ability to draft and edit professional messaging for tone, clarity, precision, and authority
Deep interest in learning the "players" and business rhythms of a matrixed, global organization, with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
A bias toward action, a strong sense of ownership, and the judgment to know when to escalate and when to solve quietly
Bachelor's Degree -OR- Equivalent Work Experience
Our Benefits
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Lifestyle Programs & Wellness Resources
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
Financial Health Programs
Cybersecurity Protection
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Business Area: Dow Jones - Technology
Job Category: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Base Pay Range: $70,000 - $90,000
We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.
For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest newsgathering operations globally.
It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
Req ID: 55352
