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Barron’s seeks online producer

Barron’s is looking for a multi-talented online editor who is can proofread a financial story on deadline, find and crop the perfect photo to illustrate it, and distill it into 140 characters to drive traffic on Twitter. In this producer role, the perfect candidate will work closely with the editorial, support, and technical teams to manage the homepage and produce articles for America’s premier financial magazine in multiple formats, including desktop, mobile web, iOS, and Android.

Responsibilities include:

Copy-editing investment stories
Working in the Dow Jones CMS to produce articles and videos, adding hyperlinks, images, and graphics as needed.
Choosing and cropping photos
Promoting stories on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Instagram
Using analytics to inform social media choices and recommend curation decisions

Qualifications include:

At least 2 years of digital editorial experience
Copy editing experience, print or digital
Basic knowledge of finance, investing, and economics
Proven ability to collaborate
Experience with tight deadlines
A track record of making sound judgment calls
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

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.

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