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Orange County Business Journal seeks reporter

The Orange County Business Journal, a truly anomalous print publication whose financial performance today surpasses the dot com boom peak of 2000, seeks a reporter.

We are part of one of the top three groups of local business publications in the country. Our editorial department is highly accomplished, earning the respect of the major corporate and community players.

The Business Journal seeks an experienced business reporter who enterprises stories, cultivates relationships, writes for a business audience and has a demonstrated track record of making deadlines.

The full-time position is responsible for several sectors including apparel, retail, marketing and autos. The desk is responsible for a weekly marketing column, in addition to breaking stories and features.

Our coverage area includes a roster of top consumer brands that are based in Orange County – Vizio and Blizzard Entertainment, North American operations of Hyundai, Kia and Mazda, Taco Bell and In-N-Out Burgers, along with numerous apparel, cosmetics and other consumer brands.

Send your resume and relevant clips to editor Pete Weitzner at Weitzner@OCBJ.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.

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