Reuters Breakingviews is looking to hire a columnist based in Hong Kong.
– Ability to write strong, original views on Chinese business, finance and economics – both responding rapidly to breaking news and setting the agenda.
– Developing contacts with senior executives, policymakers and analysts.
– Working closely with other Breakingviews columnists in Asia and the rest of the world to explore ideas and views with broader appeal.
– Presenting ideas in fresh and interesting ways, such as developing our popular range of interactive calculators and graphics.
– Promoting Breakingviews by participating in conferences, appearing on television/radio and creating a robust social media presence.
Qualifications
– Demonstrable ability to generate agenda-setting ideas for a global financial audience.
– A firm grasp of the Chinese economy and its business and financial landscape.
– Good working knowledge of Chinese.
– Familiarity with key concepts of valuation and financial analysis
– The ability to deliver punchy, well-argued opinions to tight deadlines.
Chris RoushChris 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.