Forbes is looking for a creative and experienced business journalist to cover small business.This journalist will report and write articles about small business and businesses, will recruit and oversee contributors covering it as their beat, will oversee Forbes’ lists related to small business, and will also handle any other related opportunities that arise and serve as the public face of Forbes’ small business coverage (possibilities might include speaking at conferences, creating podcasts, and participating in live events).RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Research and write articles about small business—as an industry, as an economic force, as a cultural force, as individual enterprises, and as a field of opportunity and entrepreneurship and advancement—including covering breaking news, profiling important personalities, and posting on outside studies and rankings.
- Recruit and oversee a growing team of outside contributors writing about small business and entrepreneurship on the Forbes.com platform.
- Oversee and prepare for publication Forbes’ flagship rankings related to small business, including Small Giants and Next Billion-Dollar Startups.
- Represent Forbes as its editorial expert on small business at conferences and in other ways, as needed and appropriate.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, or another appropriate field.
- At least three to five years’ business reporting and writing or editing experience.
- Experience covering small business as a journalist and/or engaging in other activities that build awareness of and knowledge about the subject.
- A passion for small business as a matter of great importance to the workforce and in American life.
To apply, go here.
