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Business Insider seeks a billionaires reporter

Business Insider is hiring a full-time reporter to cover the lives, net worths, and careers of the world’s richest people.

Are you fascinated by the world’s billionaires? Do you want to know how they got started in their careers, take a deep dive into their net worth, and give readers a visual tour of their homes, yachts, cars, and lifestyle? If so, you could be our next billionaires reporter.

A passion for telling stories through a blend of photos and storytelling is a must. Original photography skills are not required, but this person must be familiar with thinking visually and using beautiful images to tell stories.

This reporter will keep an eye on the news — which CEO is everyone talking about? Which billionaire family is in the headlines? Who are the wealthiest heirs? — and to deliver pitches accordingly.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • An understanding of how readers consume news digitally
  • An ability to identify the heart of a story quickly
  • Experience working in a newsroom
  • Familiarity with SEO practices
  • Flexibility in working on both assignments and pitches, and in adjusting quickly to the pace and direction of the news on any given day

The is a full-time position based in our New York City headquarters. Business Insider offers competitive compensation packages complete with benefits.

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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