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San Diego Business Journal seeks editor in chief

The Editor-in-Chief of the San Diego Business Journal will be responsible for developing articles, assigning stories and managing and mentoring a team of editors and reporters for our business-to-business newspaper and website.

The successful candidate will have experience in creating print and digital content, will have significant editing experience, and will be a highly-organized newsroom leader who can juggle multiple editorial calendar projects and the daily news. A background in business news is a plus.

This leadership role offers the opportunity to create an insightful business report for our newspaper and website. We are looking for a creative editorial expert with proven writing skills and the flexibility and passion to play a key role in shaping the overall direction and image of the newspaper.

Responsibilities include:
• Drive the editorial process, selecting and assigning stories to reporters for both print and online
• Ensure quality and accuracy of all published content
• Drive an effective news agenda that captures the attention of readers and key decision-makers
• Commitment to good, clear writing
• Manage team of reporters, tracking their story development, mission focus, and productivity
• Help promote the work and staff as needed in coordination with the outreach team

The San Diego Business Journal
Reo Carr
Executive Editor
4909 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92123

Email: editor@sdbj.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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