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Real Deal seeks a Chicago reporter

The Real Deal, an award-winning business publication that covers the real estate industry in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago is looking for a Reporter to join our Chicago team.

We have been experiencing tremendous success over the last 16 years and we are growing at a rapid rate of 25%+ per year. Our websites garner over 3 million visitors per month and our print publications have a readership of more than 300,000.

Qualifications:

  • At least 5 years of reporting experience, preferably in a breaking news environment
  • Possesses a sharp eye for news
  • Can write clean, effortless copy with bite
  • Experience and interest in business reporting
  • Understands complex financial markets
  • Track record of working well under tight deadlines
  • Sees the possibilities for groundbreaking stories in the real estate industry
  • Knowledge of WordPress and various social media platforms is a plus, as is research experience

Responsibilities include:

  • Digging for breaking news stories for the website each day
  • Developing sources
  • Working on longer form features
  • Finding creative, original angles in other publications’ stories

Salary is very competitive, and benefits include access to health insurance and a 401K, plus the opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial, collaborative, fast-paced environment with room to grow in the organization.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume and 3 relevant writing clips/links.

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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