Portland Biz Journal seeks real estate reporter

The Portland Business Journal is seeking a reporter to cover the beats of commercial real estate, nonprofits, retail and hospitality. Commercial real estate is the primary beat, and this individual will write, compile and publish stories for a five-day-a-week real estate email newsletter.

The newsletter includes four fresh stories per day, meaning the ability to report and write stories quickly is a must. In addition, this individual will also contribute to the weekly print publication, including writing occasional cover stories.

Required skills:

Proven ability in reporting and writing
Ability to work independently and remotely
Ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
Strong analytical and investigative interviewing skills
Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person and online, and to develop sources and audience
Competitive, collaborative, curious
Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors

Email a resume and at least a half-dozen clips to Suzanne Stevens, Editor, Portland Business Journal, sstevens@bizjournals.com Email preferred, but hard copies can be sent to 851 S.W. Sixth Ave., Suite 500, Portland, OR. 97204.

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.