Business Insider seeks cars reporter

Business Insider is hiring a full-time reporter to help expand its car coverage.

The ideal candidate is obsessed with automobiles, from the latest super car to an obscure barn find that will sell for millions at auction. He or she was crushed by the cancellation of “Top Gear,” and could rattle off the names of every major car designer of the past 50 years.

Coverage areas will include new car models, auto shows, and reviews. The beat also includes some coverage of yachts, motorcycles, trains, and other forms of transportation.

We’re looking for the following:

Excellent writing skills
An obsession with all things auto-related
Ability to be creative and package auto news in a exciting ways
Journalism background
Photography skills are a plus

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.