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Baltimore Business Journal seeks digital editor

The Baltimore Business Journal is looking for an experienced reporter/editor to take on the role of Digital Editor.

The editor will be responsible for online content, including our Morning Edition, Afternoon Edition and Real Estate Inc. newsletters. He or she will own the execution of the online content strategy across multiple platforms and products, including Web, email, mobile and social media.

It is mandatory that the candidate thrive in a breaking-news culture. The primary goal of the digital editor is to craft timely and compelling products that drive loyal engagement, grow audience and extend the Business Journal brand in the digital space.

The job requires solid news judgment, strong reporting, writing and editing skills, creative use of social media and familiarity with SEO and site metrics.

Please send a cover letter explaining why you want to work for the BBJ, a resume and clips to Editor-in-Chief Joanna Sullivan at jsullivan@bizjournals.com.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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