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South Florida Biz Journal seeks managing editor

The South Florida Business Journal, an American City Business Journals publication, is seeking a managing editor.

As the managing editor in one of the hottest markets in the country, you will be the newsroom’s chief operating officer, overseeing and ensuring the smooth and orderly flow of content from conception to publishing on all platforms.

As the newsroom’s most hands-on manager and coach of reporters, the M.E. is charged with bringing ideas, inspiration, and constant guidance to the content team.

Reporting directly to the Editor-In-Chief (EIC), the M.E. actively oversees and directs the deployment of resources across the many publishing platforms – online, mobile, email, print, social, etc. – hour by hour, minute by minute.

The M.E. is charged with guiding the constant programming efforts of the content team, and as such, must possess a solid news sense, an ability to make snap judgments about the proper treatment of stories, and a high level of confidence in orchestrating the many simultaneous actions of the editorial team members.

Organization must be a strength, as the M.E. is responsible for the efficiency of the news gathering and news production operation. The M.E. must always be asking how the operation can run more smoothly and productively.

The M.E. also is expected to serve as a change agent in the newsroom, actively advocating for the improvements and resources that take the Business Journal’s content to the next level. The M.E. must run the newsroom always with audience growth and connection in mind. Relationships with sources, and outreach into the community, is desirable.

The M.E. also serves as chief mentor for reporters, helping pave their way to continual improvement, learning, and growth; all reporters must be managed toward excellence.

Communication skills are critical for the M.E., who is highly influential in setting newsroom standards, mood, expectations, and culture.

To apply, send resume, clips and a cover letter to editor Mel Melendez at mmelendez@bizjournals.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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