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Thinknum seeks bankruptcy and markets editor

Thinknum Media, the world’s fastest-growing, data-driven media outlet, attracting millions of readers with it’s unique contrarian perspectives on how to get ahead as an investor, business operator and individual is looking for a market savvy editor to cover our bankruptcies & markets beat featuring unique data-driven insights on business failures and the industry disruptors.

In 2019, Thinknum raised its $11.6 million Series A to scale applications of alternative web data in finance, business, media and more.

Thinknum Alternative Data – parent company of Thinknum Media creates datasets from a broad array of public online sources, capturing ephemeral information on the products, operating markets and labor markets of 450,000+ global companies across sectors, and provides rich toolsets for extracting intelligence.

Thinknum has over 280 clients across major corporations and investment firms.

Job Description

  • You will source story ideas through data, social media and industry scoops
  • You have strong numeracy skills and the ability to understand various business lines, how they work together, and how these companies operate
  • You are Interested in using different formats (lists, charts, narratives) to tell stories in the most effective way
  • You possess an ability and interest in cultivating sourcing within large, complex organizations, as well as with headhunters, analysts, and other industry-watchers
  • You have strong writing skills and the flexibility to produce 2-3 stories a day
  • You will bring creative ideas for stories that can translate complex topics into must-reads for a broader audience
  • You will meet daily with peers to discuss content plans

Qualifications

  • The ability to work on multiple projects of varying lengths and timeframes at the same time
  • Strong catalog of clips and headlines
  • Ability to write catchy, engaging copy and headlines
  • Reliability and efficiency
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong social media presence is a plus

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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