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Morning Consult seeks tech reporter

Morning Consult is a digital media company covering policy and politics in Washington, on the campaign trail, and in the business community through daily email briefings, original polling, and enterprise reporting.

Over 200,000 people open a Morning Consult email brief each week.

We are hiring a reporter to cover the politics and policy of tech for our quickly expanding company. The position requires work from home in the early morning before regular business hours.

Morning Consult reporters are experts on their beat. They are able to take in all of the news, events, commentary and other information that happens in a day and give our audience a concise update on what that information is and why it matters. They also dig through our original data to provide topical insights, and break news on what powerful people/institutions are doing.

Key Responsibilities:

Break news and report on tech policy, politics, and business;
Compile tech policy email briefings; and
Use MC polling to bolster original reporting.

Desired Skills

At least 1+ years tech reporting experience
Highly motivated and goal driven
Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Google products
Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
Relationship management skills and openness to feedback
Prior experience in tech reporting highly preferred
BS/BA degree or equivalent

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.