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Chicago Sun-Times seeks a business and labor reporter

February 22, 2019

Posted by Chris Roush

The Chicago Sun-Times is hiring an experienced reporter to cover Chicago’s dynamic business, real estate and tech communities, as well as cover unions and other organized labor groups. This is a senior-level position requiring knowledge of everything business-related, from bankruptcy court proceedings to the stock market to SEC and Department of Labor filings.

Responsibilities

  • Provide daily coverage of the top business developments in the Chicago region, writing these stories for everyday, hard-working people
  • Produce enterprise and feature stories about the region’s business, real estate, organized labor and tech communities
  • Coordinate and collaborate with the City Hall reporter on coverage of huge developments, e.g. “Lincoln Yards” and “The 78”
  • Coordinate and collaborate with the City Desk on coverage of strikes and other labor unrest in Chicago
  • Collaborate with other reporters on coverage of utility and infrastructure challenges facing Chicago and the region — and on business development challenges in lower-income neighborhoods in Chicago and the suburbs

Skills required

  • Solid editorial judgment and ethics
  • Strong writing skills
  • A deep list of business and organized labor sources
  • Comfortability with discussing stories on camera and on podcasts/radio
  • Thrive in breaking news situations
  • Knowledge of CBOT and CBOE structure; city of Chicago rules and regulations regarding real estate planning and zoning approvals, and state and federal Department of Labor and SEC databases/documents

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience as a reporter and/or editor on a business- or real estate-related beat

TO APPLY:

Send a cover letter, links to at least five examples of work and resume with “Business/Labor Reporter” in the subject line to: jobpostings@suntimes.com

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