Bloomberg seeks an aerospace reporter in London

Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter in London to cover the aviation, space and transport industries. This dynamic beat spotlights some of the world’s biggest airlines, the future of flight and the burgeoning business of commercial space exploration. The role includes airlines like EasyJet, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic, as well as aerospace companies like Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems.

The position involves building sources to break news, interviewing the colorful entrepreneurs and executives behind some of these companies, attending major conferences and covering everything from jetliner orders to train strikes to airport disruption. There’s ample scope for longer-form articles on topics such as sustainable aviation and the effects of war on the industry.

We’ll trust you to:

Develop sources and break market-moving news
Write longer-form stories that are informative, investigative and a delight to read
Coordinate and work collaboratively with other news teams and editors
Think creatively about story formats, including video

You’ll need to have:

An interest or experience in covering the aviation and space industries
The ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
Knowledge of company news, including reading financial statements
A track record in breaking news

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.