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Denver Biz Journal seeks an associate editor

The Denver Business Journal is looking for an associate editor. This is a job for a detail-oriented journalist with a solid news gut to join our editing team.The associate editor will have a wide range of duties, some of which will change day by day, offering this person the opportunity to learn about all facets of our newsroom’s operations. We are a digital-first operation that also produces a weekly print edition. This role will have a hands-on role working on both digital and print.The associate editor also works with other departments to ensure the excellence and integrity of awards publications, events and other cross-departmental activities.The associate editor reports to the editor in chief.

Job Responsibilities

  • Help edit news stories for the Business Journal’s digital platforms
  • Assist with breaking news reporting as needed
  • Execute social media and news alert strategy with guidance from editors
  • Help edit the weekly print publication
  • Conceive, edit and produce special sections for awards programs
  • Coordinate with events team for awards programs, including outreach to judges and awardees
  • Regularly participate in and attend Business Journal-sponsored events
  • Work with the researcher to develop data-driven list packages

Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum of 3-4 years reporting and/or editing experience in print or online
  • Experience managing editorial projects
  • Solid editor and communicator
  • Able to get and stay organized
  • Able to manage several projects at once
  • Creative planner
  • Stickler for detail
  • Familiarity with AP Style
  • Ability to collaborate across departments

To apply, go here:  https://bit.ly/3MOAf2f

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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