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CNBC.com seeks a tech reporter

CNBC is seeking a Technology News Reporter to cover breaking news, and pitch and write analysis pieces and features about people and companies in the technology industry.

Help make CNBC Digital the top-read and most-respected source of tech industry news.
Be the point person for fast-breaking tech news, particularly in the mornings.
Write smart next-minute and longer-term analysis about the people and companies in the tech industry.
Pitch and write features focusing on great human stories in the tech industry.

Qualifications/Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience covering news in a fast-paced digital environment.
• Experience covering breaking news in a fast-paced digital setting.
• Strong interest in and familiarity with the most important people and companies in the technology industry.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean copy fast.

Additional Job Requirements

• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
• Must be willing to work in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Desired Characteristics

• Business finance experience – comfortable reading balance sheets, S-1 filings, etc.
• High metabolism and desire to work in a fast-paced digital news environment.
• Creative ability to generate relevant pitches for analysis and features.
• Team player, must cooperate and coordinate with journalists, editors, and producers from all parts of CNBC.

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.