CNBC.com seeks a vice beat reporter

CNBC.com seeking a reporter who can tackle the so-called “vice beat” for our Consumer and Business News team – covering the tobacco and firearms industries, while collaborating on alcohol coverage.

This person will also keep an eye on the gambling industry and other sectors of interest. The best candidates should have a proven ability to write crisp, clear, authoritative news and feature stories. We want a highly competitive, eager team player who wants to break news and make an impact.

What you’ll do:

Generate story ideas and new angles for the biggest stories
Cover breaking news, companies, trends and personalities on this beat
Write about earnings and other corporate news
Pitch in with newsroom-wide coverage of major breaking stories
Cultivate sources to break news
Write thoughtful analysis and follow-up stories
Explain how these companies analyze and study consumers to make products for them and prepare for the next big trend

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.