Business Insider seeks retail reporter

Business Insider’s Retail vertical is looking for a reporter in our Manhattan office.

If you’re interested in all the things people spend money on, you might be the ideal candidate. Common brands we cover include McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Amazon, Victoria’s Secret, Chipotle, and more.

From testing the latest item at Taco Bell to covering the death of shopping malls, this job offers a unique opportunity to explore consumer culture.

We’re looking for the following:

Excellent writing skills
Basic understanding of business news and current events
Interest in business strategy for big consumer companies as well as start-ups and e-commerce
Demonstrated presence on social media
Ability to be creative and package retail news in a exciting ways
Journalism background
Writing experience

Apply here with a resume and cover letter if this sounds like your dream job, and specify why you’re interested in working on Retail.

This job is full-time and 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.