Full-Time

Phoenix Biz Journal seeks an associate editor

The Phoenix Business Journal is looking for an Associate Editor to join our team.

The Associate Editor is a critical player in planning and producing our special reports and awards honoree publications, and creating a content plan that aligns with our editorial and events calendar. The ideal candidate is adept at planning and executing special sections for both print and digital audiences, assigning and editing news and trend stories and other content. The Associate Editor works with other departments to ensure the excellence and integrity of awards publications, events and other cross-departmental activities. The Associate Editor works closely with the Managing Editor and reports to the Editor in Chief.

Job Responsibilities

Conceive, assign, edit and produce special reports and awards sections.

  • Conceive, assign, edit and produce business executive profiles and other regular features as required.
  • Curate, format and repurpose content for digital and print.
  • Serve as liaison between the newsroom and the events and advertising department, and act as the newsroom voice in content planning for business journal events.
  • Edit and proof Business Journal event and awards stories and other content for clarity, context, accuracy, spelling, grammar and consistency.
  • As needed, write and edit news other online items working with the Managing Editor and Digital Editor for the Business Journal’s digital platforms.
  • Regularly participate in and attend Business Journal-sponsored events.

Skills & Experience

  • Strong writer and editor
  • Able to get and stay organized
  • Able to manage several projects at once
  • Creative planner
  • Stickler for detail
  • Familiarity with AP Style
  • Able and driven to collaborate a must

Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years editing experience
  • Experience managing editorial projects
  • Business reporting experience a plus

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 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.

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