Journo Jobs

Denver Biz Journal seeks a commercial real estate reporter

The Denver Business Journal is looking for a reporter to cover commercial real estate.

The real estate beat requires building — and working — strong source networks to dig out deals before the competition and reporting both the dollar value and the broad impact of new projects, new employers and new players. We need someone who is driven to do the hard work of digging up news and intrigued by the challenge of both reporting daily updates and piecing together the larger picture of the forces shaping our community. From expansions, relocations and other deals, to coverage of important real estate events, trends and executives, a good Business Journal reporter owns their coverage, is meticulous with fact-checking and details, and is able to assess what merits a brief story or an in-depth investigation.

The ideal candidate will blend traditional journalism skills — source building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess and scoop-driven reporting – with an understanding of best digital practices. We expect reporters in our newsroom to consider the presentation of their copy as part of the full assignment, including headlines, photos and other multimedia elements.

  • Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition.
  • Own the beat by being able to explain what makes a story newsworthy and why it matters to the audience, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives.
  • Develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders. Ask hard questions without burning bridges.
  • Remain in close communication with editors regarding deadlines, ideas and expectations. Learn and integrate editorial feedback.
  • Tend to secondary beats as needed.
  • Attend industry and DBJ events as appropriate.
  • Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources.
  • Interest in developing an audience of business leaders, including writing content that provides a layer of business insight and encourages subscriptions.
  • Willingness to learn and practice new digital tools, including SEO and CMS best practices.
  • Desire and ability to pick up the phone to call a wide range of sources — to fact-check, clarify, investigate or follow up.
  • Comfort in navigating public records to connect dots and ability to identify and dig out interesting details in sometimes dry, technical material.
  • Strong analytical and investigative interviewing skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
  • Minimum of 3-4 years of journalism experience.
  • Proven experience building and maintaining sources.
  • Demonstrable experience of a solid foundation in news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure, as well as an understanding of audience development.
  • Denver community experience is a plus.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

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.

Recent Posts

CNBC taps Sullivan as “Power Lunch” co-anchor

CNBC senior vice president Dan Colarusso sent out the following on Monday: Before this year comes to…

7 hours ago

Business Insider hires Brooks as standards editor

Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following on Monday: I'm excited to share…

8 hours ago

Is this the end of CoinDesk as we know it?

Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…

22 hours ago

LinkedIn finance editor Singh departs

Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…

2 days ago

Washington Post announces start of third newsroom

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…

3 days ago

FT hires Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels

The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…

3 days ago