Industry Dive seeks an editor to oversee convenience stores

C-stores Dive is looking for ambitious, curious and creative journalists who are excited to join Industry Dive’s newest publication. Be part of a collaborative team covering the innovative convenience stores industry.

As an editor for C-stores Dive, you will make an immediate impact as we launch the daily publication, helping us shape our coverage. You will regularly identify, edit and report stories analyzing the trends impacting the industry, including the shift to electrification, the proliferation of frictionless checkout and instant delivery needs, and changing regulatory policies.

You will help elevate all types of stories, whether it’s a breaking news brief or an in-depth analysis of trends, as well as assist in planning and executing big projects. You will also have the opportunity to write, cultivate sources, and pitch stories on your beat.

This position reports to the lead editor.

What you can bring to the table:

- A proven track record of strong writing and reporting skills
- Deep curiosity about the retail and technology space
- Familiarity with business journalism and ability to interpret business concepts
- Aptitude for building source relationships to advance original reporting
- Experience pitching to and working collaboratively with an editor
- Ability to write under deadline in a fast-paced news environment
- At least 3 years of experience in journalism

We’d love it if you had the following:

- A year or more experience covering the retail industry
- Strong track record of writing enterprise features that go beyond the news and advance broader narratives
- Familiarity with company creation, venture capital and the initial public offering process
- Familiarity with publishing daily or weekly email newsletters

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.