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TheStreet seeks financial news editor

TheStreet Inc., an award-winning financial media company, is seeking an experienced financial news editor in its New York bureau.

The editor will work with TheStreet.com editors and contributors to produce clear, engaging columns and news stories on a variety of business and general interest topics.

Responsibilities:
• Will be able to write compelling, provocative headlines in real time.
• Assign stories to editors and contributors based on the current news cycle.
• Fact-check all content prior to publication and keep the quality of work to a high standard.
• Edit and proofread copy on the site.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, finance, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a newsroom focusing on business news
• The editor must be skilled at editing sharp, intelligent prose for a wide audience.
• Need experience in markets with an understanding of stock valuation and investment practices.
• Time spent in the trenches of business reporting is essential.
• A desire to write and report stories and columns is also a plus.

To apply:
Please send your resume and salary requirements with “Financial News Editor” in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.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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