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Orange County Biz Journal seeks executive editor

The Orange County Business Journal, arguably the most successful local business publication in the country, is seeking an Executive Editor.

The Executive Editor is responsible for the planning and production of our weekly print publication, as well as creating and editing content, managing editorial staff and daily digital coverage.   The Executive Editor will work directly with our Editor-in-Chief to shape coverage strategies and story ideas. The position offers opportunity for advancement for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will be an accomplished journalist with a sophisticated understanding of business.

Orange County is a community of three million people and is the job center of Southern California, as measured by jobs per population.  It is the number one market for medical device companies; is rich with consumer product companies and restaurant chains, like Chipotle and Taco Bell; finance, including Pimco; defense, including Anduril and Boeing; Disneyland and much more.

The Orange County Business Journal’s sophisticated understanding and coverage of our local business community has been ongoing for more than forty years.  Our editorial excellence has put us in a position to substantially grow, while other print media shrink.

Send your resume, relevant clips and a cover letter to Anouska Chydzik-Bryson at bryson@ocbj.com

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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