Bloomberg seeks Americas energy editor in Houston

Bloomberg News is looking for a versatile and energetic editor to join its commodities and energy group in the Americas. From breaking news on corporate mergers to major moves in global commodity markets to the latest pledges to curb carbon emissions, Bloomberg’s coverage in this area is broad, fast-paced and deeply reported. We need someone who can work closely with reporters on tight deadlines to cut through industry jargon and explain important and complex ideas to a global audience.

The successful candidate will be comfortable switching gears between subject matters and different story formats, and will be expected to forge collaborative relationships as part of a multinational news organization that includes our website, TV, radio and Bloomberg Businessweek magazine.

You will have:

Several years of experience of business or economic news reporting in a real-time environment, ideally with good knowledge of the energy and commodity markets
Strong writing skills and a creative sensibility
Good people skills and a willingness to collaborate across the organization
A sense of urgency and an understanding of what our readers want

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.