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Fox Business seeks freelance assignment editor

Primary responsibility is to run the Fox Business News assignment desk operation. This person will direct New York-based reporters, producers and camera crews to carry out the daily news gathering of Fox Business Network, and will be responsible for gathering, researching and coordinating all events.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 3+ years assignment desk and or planning desk experience
  • Good editorial judgment as well as strong logistical skills
  • The ability to work well in a fast paced and intense atmosphere
  • Familiar with iNews.
  • Flexibility to work various shifts when needed
  • Motivated self-starter who is able to work independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize

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.

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