Forbes is looking for a Consumer Tech Reporter for its News Desk. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in consumer technology and everything that it encompasses — new products, key updates, breakthrough features and innovations—and also a passion for thinking quickly and creatively off of breaking news stories about related topics. This reporter may report on major security lapses or cover new product roll-outs, but with an eye toward what’s original and truly important, and not just hype.
The News Desk is a new initiative at Forbes; candidates should be comfortable with a fast-paced environment, writing multiple posts a day, and comfortable with trying out new approaches.
**This is a contract position, with the potential for full-time employment.**
Responsibilities
- Proven ability to break, or jump quickly on, key stories on consumer tech subjects, with a heavy focus on major products and brands.
- Identify major stories on your beat before they break elsewhere.
- Quickly turning around articles with sharp, story-advancing approaches and angles.
- Explain new technology in a clear and compelling way.
- Comfort in writing multiple posts on any given day.
- Be a clear communicator across Forbes’ multiple editorial departments and contributors.
- Ability to quickly track down sources for interviews.
- Show a strong facility with headlines and other display copy for any/all social media platforms.
- Strong interest in and basic knowledge of business news and financial coverage.
Requirements
- Previous full-time job as a writer or editor
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or equivalent.
- Outstanding writing, grammar and editing capabilities
- An instinct and enthusiasm for identifying newsworthy, as well as shareable, stories that resonate with the target audience
- Understanding of the latest content trends and technologies, including content management systems like WordPress, Social Media and SEO best practices
- Past work in breaking news is a plus
To apply, go here.
Chris RoushChris 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.