Los Angeles Times seeks business of Hollywood reporter

The Los Angeles Times is looking for an enterprise reporter for the Company Town team in the Business department.

This reporter would be responsible for handling investigative and enterprise pieces about the business of Hollywood and its key players. The successful candidate should have a track record of breaking substantial stories and a deep knowledge of the film and TV business, along with a network of sources at all levels of the industry.

This job requires a highly versatile, skilled writer who can tackle a range of stories, from in-depth investigative pieces, to quicker turnaround profiles, narrative tales and some breaking news. The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a tightly knit group is essential.

Interested candidates should email a resume and clips to Company Town editor Richard Verrier at richard.verrier@latimes.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.