Construction Dive seeks a reporter

Construction Dive seeks an experienced reporter who can contribute to our award-winning coverage of the construction industry

This will include reporting out breaking news briefs, articles and in-depth features that analyze the trends and issues affecting professionals doing business in both the public and private commercial construction sectors. You will own your beat by cultivating relationships with key stakeholders and monitoring trends, news and industry developments, as well as pitching original stories. You will also have regular editing responsibilities. This position reports to the Lead Editor.

What can you bring to the table:

- A proven track record reporting, writing and editing business stories, preferably in the construction industry.
- Ability to quickly take ownership of specific beats through original reporting and source building.
- An aptitude for shaping business news stories, including through the use of public financial filings or source documents and public records requests.
- Experience writing web headlines and copy editing content.
- Strong digital news knowledge and aptitude.
- Deadline-oriented time-management skills.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in journalism, English or similar field.
- Experience level: 3+ years at a minimum, strong preference for experience reporting on construction, real estate or other business sectors.

What you’ll do:

- Work with the Construction Dive team to produce daily and weekly newsletters — editing and writing in a collaborative fashion.
- Pitch and cover breaking news in the construction sector while conceiving and executing longer analytical pieces and projects.
- Identify key industry storylines we can own and help establish and execute on long-term goals for the publication.

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.