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Long Beach Business Journal seeks a staff writer

The Long Beach Business Journal is seeking an experienced journalist to join our team. Founded in March 1987, the Business Journal is a biweekly (every other Tuesday) newsmagazine covering the greater Long Beach area.

We service an area that includes the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the Long Beach Airport, three major hospitals, a growing creative sector and an expanding hospitality/tourism industry. In addition to our extensive industry coverage, we also focus on city hall and community issues.

We are looking for an ethical journalist who meets deadlines, pitches stories and works well in an office environment. Beats will include energy, environment, aviation and aerospace, technology and others as needed. The ideal candidate will have three or more years of experience writing for a newspaper, newsmagazine or online publication. This is not a telecommuting position.

Preferred but not required:

  • Investigative journalism experience
  • Familiarity with the City of Long Beach and its business sectors
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • Proficiency in social media platforms
  • Some photography experience

Our office hours are M-F, 8:30-5:30. We provide company paid group medical, dental, two weeks vacation, nine paid holidays and more. Please e-mail: editor@lbbj.com. Please write “Writer Position” in the subject line and include your resume along with three recent writing clips.

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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