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Industry Dive seeks an ME for energy and environment coverage

The Managing Editor will oversee Industry Dive’s energy and environment publications — Utility Dive, Smart Cities Dive, and Waste Dive — and manage the teams of journalists who report, write and edit them.

The Managing Editor will set editorial direction and strategy, spearhead major editorial initiatives, drive innovation, and mobilize their teams to act on challenges and opportunities. The Managing Editor will hire and onboard new team members; train, coach and mentor their staff; manage resources and budgets; and lead the teams forward. This position reports to the Editor-in-Chief.

What you can bring to the table

    • Ability to coach, lead and manage teams of editors and reporters.
    • Ability to build and grow compelling editorial products that resonate with business readers.
    • Strong knowledge of digital news and business journalism.
    • Knowledge of energy and environmental journalism strongly preferred.
    • Instincts for understanding the needs of niche business audiences.
    • Minimum 5 years’ experience with 2+ years as a manager.
    • Bachelor’s degree or better in journalism, English or similar field.

Industry Dive is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

If you feel comfortable doing so please feel free to note which pronouns you use in your application (for example – she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc.)

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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