We’re Industry Dive, a fast-growing business journalism company based out of Washington, DC.
Currently, we are looking for a reporter to report and write stories that lead our coverage of the banking industry, from breaking news briefs to in-depth original stories that analyze the most impactful trends. You will monitor your beat, pitch ideas, cultivate sources, cover breaking news, hunt down scoops, and develop long-term projects. This position reports to the managing editor.
What can you bring to the table:
- Proven business reporting and writing skills. Experience in financial journalism strongly preferred.
- Strong ability to develop your beat, build sources, report news, and develop long-term feature stories. Ability to produce content that resonates with a niche business audience.
- Strong aptitude for interpreting and analyzing business stories and financial concepts. A clear interest in issues that impact a national audience of bank executives, including but not limited to digital payments, banking regulations, financial technology, privacy and data security, mergers and acquisitions, and other trends.
- Comfort with social media and the ability to build an audience on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to enhance the scope and reach of your work.
- Strong digital news knowledge.
- Deadline-oriented time management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English or similar field.
- Experience level: 3 years at a minimum with at least 2 years of experience in business journalism.
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Chris RoushChris 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.