Barron’s Group seeks Washington bureau chief

Barron’s Group is seeking a bureau chief for Washington, D.C.

The successful candidate will lead a team of reporters covering crucial stories that will be published in print and online. The reporters will write frequently, covering the ground and also delivering original, richly-reported journalism and artful storytelling. We are looking for a high-energy bureau chief to lead a team of ambitious reporters covering the momentous and historic times in the nation’s capital, with a focus on politics, policy, finance and economics.The role will be a player-coach who writes and reports his or her own stories as well as assigning and editing stories. He or she will collaborate, where appropriate, with reporters, editors, designers and others across Barron’s Group.

a news-junkie with an obsession for breaking big stories
a strong manager who leads reporting teams by example
committed to highly original reporting on stories that really matter
used to working on tight deadlines across a variety of platforms
excited about experimenting with different forms of storytelling
knowledgeable and passionate about politics, finance and business
able to find unique angles on political news that are highly relevant to our readers
a self-starter, and an enthusiastic team-player too.

To apply, go here.

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.