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MarketWatch.com seeks deputy markets editor

MarketWatch.com seeks an editor to help lead a large team of reporters and editors in reshaping how the stock, bond, currency and commodity markets are covered.

The ideal candidate will have a background in business journalism, preferably with some markets and investing experience, and an interest in a role that demands a range of skills. These include copy editing in a real-time environment, feature editing, assigning spot news and analysis, managing reporters, blog and column writing, and helping to help frame MarketWatch’s news overall coverage.

We’re looking for someone who is comfortable telling stories about numbers either through words, pictures or charts. Someone who is eager to jump in with new ideas that will help MarketWatch retain its place in the cutting edge of digital journalism. He or she should also understand the importance of social media in business journalism.

A good sense of humor and an ability to act with grace under pressure are key. In your cover letter –please describe how your background dovetails with the job description and offer your best new ideas for MarketWatch.

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.

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