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Forbes seeks deputy biz editor

Forbes is looking for a deputy business editor who can identify, recruit and manage a network of outside outstanding freelance contributors across a range of industries, but with a primary focus on entertainment, media & sports business.

The deputy editor work in concert with other Forbes editors, staff 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.

Ideally, a qualified candidate will have:

  • The energy and entrepreneurial spirit to raise the competitive metabolism of the entire newsroom
  • 3-5 years of experience covering business topics, preferably at the intersection of business and popular culture
  • Experience managing in a major online newsroom
  • Deep familiarity with online metrics and audience tracking systems
  • Experience recruiting and wrangling large groups of freelancers
  • Great bedside manner and patience working with non-journalist expert contributors and a team-first work ethic
  • 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

To apply, please click 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.

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