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Pacific Business News seeks assistant web editor

Pacific Business News is looking for an experienced reporter/editor to take on the role of Assistant Web Editor — a hybrid role that will allow you to stretch yourself in the fast-paced world of online journalism.

Join a 21st century news team that lives to break news each day in paradise. Hawaii has a vibrant business community that revolves around such sectors as tourism, energy, financial, health care, real estate, retail and restaurants. The primary goal of the assistant web editor is to edit and craft timely and compelling stories and other online products that drive loyal engagement, grow audience and extend PBN’s brand in the digital space.

Duties

The assistant web editor will be responsible for writing and editing online content, including our Morning Edition and Afternoon Edition newsletters. He or she will own the execution of the online content strategy across multiple platforms and products, including web, email, mobile and social media.

Skills

Solid news judgment; strong reporting, writing and editing skills; knowledge of AP style; creative use of social media and familiarity with SEO and site metrics.

Contact

Janis Magin
Managing Editor

  jmagin@bizjournals.com
  808-955-8041

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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