Footwear News seeks a senior business editor

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Footwear News is hiring a dynamic editor to direct business news coverage for our fast-growing website, which attracts more than 8 million unique users a month. We are seeking a deadline-driven reporter and editor who works best in a collaborative environment that is fast-paced and energetic.

The Senior Editor, Business will work with a team of writers and editors to report, write and edit breaking news, in-depth features and data-rich analysis stories aimed at senior fashion, retail and footwear executives and key decision-makers from across the industry.

The editor will cover the burning issues that are shaping the future of fashion, including diversity, workplace culture, sustainability, the evolving role of a retailer, the digital revolution, the business of the industry and much more. In addition to writing in-depth stories, the senior editor, business will also work with other editors to shape and edit the daily news lineup.

Qualifications:

5 to 7 years as a business reporter or editor; daily journalism/website experience is preferred.
Excellent editing and writing skills are a must.
Must be proficient in WordPress.
Must be proficient in analyzing data and working with analytics/SEO teams to ensure performance on site, as well as across multiple digital platforms.

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.