MarketWatch.com seeks a news assistant

The News Assistant, MarketWatch will assist the site’s editors in multiple ways, including publishing content, researching and reporting for stories, and writing stories. This role will work closely with senior editors to fill in gaps in coverage while selecting and publishing partner content. They will also ideate, research, and occasionally write stories to be published on MarketWatch.

Skills Required:

Experience reporting and writing.
Excellent attention to detail and editorial judgment.
Copy editing skills and adept at working with graphics
Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.

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.