Forbes seeks a senior editor for tech in San Francisco

Forbes Media seeks a Senior Editor to be a leader in our expanding San Francisco newsroom.

The Editor will be a strong journalist who can write pieces for Forbes magazine and Forbes.com while also leading and mentoring a team of writers in the Forbes San Francisco office. The editor will be responsible for managing and maintaining the quality content that has attracted a monthly domestic audience of 35 million plus another 10 million international visitors.

They will work in in concert with staff editors, writers and producers to attack the news in real-time throughout the day, coming up with a continuous stream of fresh angles and new ideas. The job will provide opportunities for writing and reporting on Forbes.com and in the magazine.

Ideally, a qualified candidate will have:

The energy and entrepreneurial spirit to raise the competitive metabolism of the entire newsroom.
8-10 years of experience.
Strong writer/reporter
Deeply sourced in the tech industry.
Exceptional news judgment and proven ability at carving out distinctive angles on major news events.
Familiarity with WordPress or similar online publishing systems.
Passion for getting scoops, crafting great headlines and doing what it takes to win.
Flexibility to work with text, photos and graphics to creating engaging interactive content.

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.