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Insider seeks tech companies editor

Insider Inc is hiring a tech companies editor to oversee our Big Tech enterprise reporting team. The mission of this role is two-fold:

  • To strengthen our reporting so Insider’s coverage of Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook and Apple — as well as rising gig companies like Uber and Airbnb —  is unmatched.
  • To expand the current team significantly.

This person must be able to motivate a team of reporters with sharp story assignments, edits and coaching. They need to be enthusiastic and strategic about both advancing and owning major Big Tech stories, with the reporting chops to roll up their sleeves as needed.

They also need to have a strong vision for the team they are building and be able to both recruit and build up top talent.

The tech companies editor will bring great communication and listening skills. This person is flexible and able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced newsroom. They are a team player who is excited about working in an inclusive environment and getting better every day.

The ideal candidate will also:

  • Be a compelling recruiter, aiming to hire 5-10 star journalists during their first year.
  • Value diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring, story assignments, and sourcing.
  • Be well-versed in beat reporting and able to coach reporters on breaking into major companies.
  • Direct the team to generate consistent original reporting that other publications need to chase and executives need to read.
  • Connect dots and create lots of impact that ripples throughout Silicon Valley and gets people talking.
  • Be a team player who actively collaborates with Insider’s other tech reporting teams to elevate all our tech coverage.
  • Crack the major platforms and tech companies like Facebook, Apple, Airbnb and Uber.

If this sounds like your dream role, APPLY HERE with a resume and cover letter explaining why you want to be our tech companies editor. Please include links to relevant clips in your application.

If you’d like some tips on what makes a great resume and cover letter check out our best practices guide here: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-this-is-an-excellent-resume-2013-11.

Insider Inc. employees are working remotely until July 2021. When the work from home period is over, this position will be based out of either our NYC headquarters or our SF office.

Insider Inc. offers competitive compensation packages complete with benefits.

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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