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International Business Times seeks reporter

The International Business Times is looking for a driven reporter to aggressively cover breaking news and enterprise stories as a social justice beat reporter.

This reporter will dig into the Black Lives Matter social justice movement while also staying on top of other civil rights issues, including prison reform, LGBT rights and other news events as needed as a new White House administration takes shape. Racism, ethnicity, business and economics are all part of this beat. Stories will help shape the national conversation on inequality, race and law enforcement reform with revealing interviews, data and exclusive reports.

The ideal candidate has a history of covering social justice, politics, business or other hard news stories. They must be able to quickly cover breaking news alerts within a few minutes, while also juggling longform stories that feature important facts and hard to forget ledes. Strong digital journalism skills, including SEO, are essential.

Responsibilities:

Identify and develop stories that have impact
Write multiple news stories throughout the day under tight deadlines for national and international audiences
Work with editor to develop a beat of national and international interest
Aggressively cultivate sources and pursue smart analysis

Desired Skills:

Solid news judgment
Polished writing
High standards of editorial integrity
Ambitious, accurate and resourceful
At least 1-4 years of newsroom experience
Authorization to work in the U.S. is mandatory

The position is based in New York City. If you are interested, send a cover letter, resume and clips to Cristina Silva at C.silva@ ibtimes.com.

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.