Bloomberg seeks an Amsterdam bureau chief

Bloomberg News is one of the biggest financial and business news organizations in the world, is looking for an Amsterdam bureau chief to lead our Dutch coverage. We lead the way in breaking news and providing analysis on financial markets, from daily coverage through to in-depth features. We are known for our quality, accuracy and ability to deliver news investors can use. It’s what keeps us inventing and re-inventing, all the time.

As Bureau Chief, you will oversee the biggest business, finance and government stories, including coverage of ASML, a company critical to the global chip industry. You’ll also network with key players in the Dutch finance, travel and startup space, establishing connections with newsmakers as part of a drive to be first, and to build Bloomberg’s brand in the Netherlands.

You’ll be as comfortable in a real-time news environment as thinking about broader geo-economic angles at a time when Europe is undergoing a transformational shift in funding and spending requirements in response to a new US administration. In addition, your ambassadorial and strong presentation skills will be in high demand as you coordinate with teams and platforms across the newsroom.

We’ll trust you to:

Demonstrate exceptional news judgement
Write and edit clear and comprehensive stories
Regularly break news and produce high-quality enterprise pieces
Work effectively across multiple teams, platforms and stakeholders
Manage the internal personnel needs of the bureau
Attract top newsmakers and build on the positive reputation of the bureau both externally and internally

You’ll need to have:

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Experience working in business journalism and in a real-time news environment
Proven leadership skills and the ability to direct coverage
An ability to maintain and develop top-level sources

We’d love to see:

At least some Dutch language skills
An established network of sources in Amsterdam
Previous management 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.