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CNBC Make It seeks an entrepreneurs reporter

CNBC Digital is looking to hire a talented reporter to develop its Success and entrepreneurship coverage under the NYC-based Make It brand. CNBC Make It is a fast-growing, consumer-friendly section of CNBC, devoted to aspirational content about success, work, money and life. 

This reporter will be responsible for pitching and creating engaging content that inspires the curious reader. The ideal candidate will have strong reporting skills, as well as a knack for making complex subjects interesting and relatable.

Specific Responsibilities could include, but are not limited to:

• Generating story ideas, reporting, writing, and creating digital content around success and entrepreneurship
• Collaborating with the digital video team to create informative and highly engaging videos
• Helping grow the Make It brand and cultivating an engaged audience
• Contributing to multi-platform news coverage when needed
• Using social media to distribute and promote content

Qualifications/Requirements

• Previous experience as a writer and/or reporter, including the ability to perform and multi-task under pressure
• Previous experience or demonstrated interest in the entrepreneurs and small business beat
• Highly motivated, extremely organized, detail-oriented, outstanding communication and coordination skills.
• Proven ability to report and write accurately and clearly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven news environment

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Experience at large online content destination, such as a major online news site or financial newspaper
• Passionate about digital storytelling and creating the best user experience online
• Ongoing knowledge of and interest in the business world and financial news

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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