dotLA seeks an entertainment tech reporter

dot.LA is the premier source of news and information for the Los Angeles technology and startup community. Launched in January 2020, we’ve quickly built a sizable audience and become an influential news source for Southern California’s tech scene.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Entertainment Reporter to cover the intersection of Hollywood and technology. Southern California is home to a new wave of technology and talent that’s upending the industry’s paradigms and driving an economy of interconnected creative professionals.

The successful candidate will be a creative, curious reporter who can tap into the people and companies behind this wave from influencers to engineers to streaming executives.

The right candidate will have experience covering the industry and knowledge of its major players. We’re looking for someone who can feel comfortable telling the stories behind the industry’s biggest deals, spotting trends and spinning out fun and in-depth profiles and features.

This beat is key to our editorial operation and will help drive the overall tone of dot.LA. The right candidate should be an enthusiastic team player. We are especially interested in individuals who are thinking about how to tell stories in multiple formats.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree
5-7 years of experience as a reporter, preferably covering Hollywood, tech, and/or business
Excellent interpersonal skills
Proven experience building, maintaining, and engaging an active audience
Proven experience building and maintaining a strong source base

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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.