Full-Time

Baltimore Banner seeks a business reporter

The Baltimore Banner is seeking a skilled and dedicated reporter to cover business issues in the Baltimore area.

As the business reporter, you will be responsible for breaking news stories while consistently delivering impactful enterprise and accountability pieces. Your coverage will focus on major companies and industries in Maryland, including Under Armour, CFG Bank, the McCormick spice company and the Johns Hopkins Health System. You also will be writing frequently about economic development in the Baltimore region and the economy, with an eye toward localizing national trends.

Collaboration is a key aspect of this role. You will often work with data reporters to produce richly reported data-driven journalism, as well as with regional and government reporters, among others at The Banner. You will occasionally work with The Banner’s news partners and must be comfortable making appearances on television and radio.

Responsibilities:

  • Break news stories related to the business beat
  • Produce compelling enterprise stories that highlight issues, trends, and hold public officials accountable
  • Collaborate with The Banner’s engagement and data teams to engage the audience and distribute content across all platforms
  • Work in coordination with other Baltimore Banner editors, reporters, and staff to cover how business intersects with other topics
  • Think creatively about how to approach the beat and deliver stories in different digital formats

Requirements:

  • Minimum of five years of experience in journalism, preferably with a history of covering companies.
  • Strong writing skills and the ability to present complex topics in an understandable manner
  • Excellent news judgment and fact-checking skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Passion for news and content that resonates with readers
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Willingness to work evenings and weekends as dictated by news demands
  • Excellent planning, organizational, and time management abilities
  • Familiarity with metrics, social media, and SEO to drive audience growth and digital subscriptions
  • Commitment to upholding journalistic values and ethics

Note: Please include writing samples or a portfolio demonstrating your proficiency and experience.

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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