Bloomberg seeks a European ag reporter

Bloomberg News is seeking a resourceful, self-starting reporter to write about agricultural commodities. Sugar, coffee and cocoa will form the basis of your beat — a rich vein for market-moving scoops.

You’ll coordinate with reporters across the globe — covering cocoa growers in Ghana to sugar refining in Dubai — and will be expected to tell the story to both specialist readers and to a wider global audience. There’s plenty of scope for creative storytelling and multimedia work — as well as fast-paced market analysis.

We’ll trust you to:

Build a deep network of sources in European and global agriculture markets, focusing on soft commodities
Become an expert on your beat, able to spot the key news developments and trends early on, break news that’s meaningful and shape longer-form stories that are smart, insightful and engaging
Work well in a team environment, collaborating across both the newsroom and the globe

You’ll need to have:

A track record of cultivating sources and breaking news covering a beat
Willingness to learn the intricacies of commodities markets
An ability to generate story ideas independently
A keen curiosity about the global food system and how it is evolving

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.