Full-Time

Richmond Times-Dispatch seeks a business reporter

The Richmond Times-Dispatch is hiring an aggressive and creative journalist to help us deepen our coverage of the region’s vibrant business community.

Our area is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and major players in the tech, finance and medical sectors, plus a thriving dining scene and real estate market.

There’s plenty to write about, from covering small businesses and buzzy topics to localizing global economic trends for our local audience.

We’re looking for a journalist who can break news and move with urgency to connect with readers on all platforms, including video, while developing long-range enterprise journalism. A background in data journalism is highly desirable.

Send a resume, cover letter and five examples of your best work to ccurran@timesdispatch.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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