SABEW seeks an executive director

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW), the world’s largest association of financial journalists, seeks an executive director who has nonprofit management experience and an appreciation of business journalism.

We’re looking for a leader who can take our 60-year-old organization to the next level. SABEW is an independent, nonprofit organization that advocates for business journalism around the world and provides support to nearly 4,000 journalists along with writers and editors in related industries.

The executive director will supervise a small, remote staff and will be responsible for all aspects of SABEW operations. The director will work closely with SABEW’s board of governors, officers and executive committee to implement an annual conference and other training opportunities, administer an annual journalism contest, manage the budget, serve as an ambassador to the industry, and help the organization grow its financial resources to support ongoing activities.

The ideal candidate will be capable of helping the organization think strategically and ambitiously about its future, while also effectively managing day-to-day operations.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to the search committee at sabewjobs@gmail.com.

Applications must be received by June 16, 2023.

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.