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Fortune seeks reporters for its business desk

Fortune is looking for reporters to join its business news desk to help the brand grow its audience as the definitive place to read about Fortune 500 companies.

This is a role for entry-level reporters with a desire to work in a team setting on a new venture at one of the most respected brands in business journalism. Reporters with a passion for writing quickly, accurately, and who live on social platforms are ideal for this role.

You will:

Work closely with the editors on the desk to pitch and write stories that bring Fortune’s breadth of knowledge to a wider audience.

Write quickly and accurately on consumer business topics with the mobile Web in mind.

Write the stories that people are talking about and searching for.

You have:

A background in journalism, either at the undergraduate or graduate level.

At least 1 year of experience in a real-time/digital news organization or an internship demonstrating that ability.

A passion for digital storytelling, and a dedication to the highest standards of journalism.

A desire to be part of an exciting new venture: Think of it as a start-up at one of journalism’s most respected business publications.

Job Location: New York – New York (also West Coast)

To apply, send resume, clips and a cover letter to aaron.task@fortune.com and daniel.bentley@fortune.com and have them say somewhere referred from Talking Biz News.

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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