Bloomberg seeks mutual fund reporter in Boston

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced reporter in its Boston office to cover mutual fund companies.

The reporter will be expected to break news on the biggest firms in the industry, including Fidelity Investments, State Street Corp., and Vanguard Group Inc., write profiles and features on people and trends in money management, and cover breaking developments under real-time deadlines. The applicant must demonstrate excellent writing skills, a passion for breaking news, an ability to cultivate sources and a spirit that’s both competitive and collaborative.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
· Knowledge of the economy, financial markets, and business
· Minimum of three years of experience as reporter

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.