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Bloomberg seeks editor for consumer news in Hong Kong

Bloomberg News seeks an editor to join the Asia consumer news team, covering a beat that includes retailers, luxury brands, casinos, food and beverage makers, clothiers and shoemakers, theme parks and the tobacco industry.

Knowledge of the industry as well as economic and financial markets in Asia is essential. A minimum of three years of business reporting or editing at a major media outlet is preferred. Proficiency in English is required.

The editor will also handle breaking news on issues such as acquisitions, company strategies and plans including stock offerings and capital spending. He or she is also required to edit in-depth articles on broad themes and profiles of newsmakers.

Necessary skills include the ability to write clearly and concisely under deadline pressure while being able to step back and see the bigger picture. The ability to work calmly in a high-pressure environment and to cooperate with colleagues in China, Japan, India and abroad is a requirement.

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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