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Kiplinger’s seeks retirement reporter

Kiplinger’s Retirement Report seeks an experienced reporter to work in our downtown Washington, D.C. offices writing personal finance and lifestyle features on all facets of planning for and living in retirement.

Our subscribers are affluent retirees and soon-to-be retirees who want impartial, timely information and advice on income-producing strategies, tax and estate planning, insurance, long0term care, Medicare, Social Security, IRAs and pensions, charitable giving, technology and travel.

A candidate must be able to cultivate sources, spot trend and write easy to read, well-researched articles on complex issues.  In addition to writing for the monthly print publication, the successful applicant will work closely with our award-winning Web site, Kiplinger.com.

A bachelor’s degree and five years of reporting experience are required.  Personal-finance writing background, experience with CMS, understanding of SEO and social media are all pluses.

Kiplinger offers generous benefits and a flexible, family-friendly work environment.  Send cover letter, resume, writing samples and salary requirements to: HR@Kiplinger.com  Please do not call the offices.

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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