FT Alphaville seeks writer

The Financial Times has a vacancy for an Alphaville Reporter in conjunction with the brand’s relaunch as a paywalled product. The position will ideally be based out of London, but other locations are negotiable.

We are looking for a natural writer with a deep interest in all things financial, markets and economic.

The role will offer opportunities in video reporting, as well as the chance to organize and engage in financial-community oriented events. We are also seeking to carve out new ways of telling stories online, especially across social media platforms.

Key skills:

Enthusiasm for digital journalism and/or blogging is essential
Natural flare for unearthing important new trends in opaque corners of the financial, technological and corporate world.
Good grasp of how social media works
Keen to develop their online journalistic profiles
Excellent editing skills
Engage with our audience through social media

Who we are looking for

All in all, you’ll have a good sense of humor, a critical mind, thick skin and might even know how to manipulate a spreadsheet or fix a line or two of HTML.

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.