Industry Dive seeks a retail reporter in DC

Industry Dive is seeking to hire a retail reporter in its Washington, DC office.

The Retail Reporter will regularly write stories that lead our coverage of the retail industry, from breaking news briefs to in-depth original stories that analyze the trends impacting retailers. You will monitor your beat, pitch stories, cultivate relationships with stakeholders and hunt down scoops. This position will report to a managing editor.

What can you bring to the table:

- Proven, high-quality writing and reporting skills
- Ability to interpret and analyze business concepts, industry trends, and major news stories
- Ability to build relationships with important sources and report on complex subjects
- Experience interpreting and analyzing business news, trends and concepts
- Strong digital news knowledge
- Deadline-oriented time management skills; ability to turn around stories on tight deadlines
- Bachelor’s degree or better in journalism, English or similar field
- 3-5 years experience in business reporting, preferably focused on the retail industry

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.