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Wisconsin paper seeks business editor

The Waukesha Freeman is looking for a Business Editor to cover a wide range of stories in Waukesha County and the larger metro Milwaukee area.

The editor will be responsible for covering everything from manufacturing initiatives to retail trends and entrepreneur success stories to changes in the real estate market. The duties also include writing general assignment stories and reporting on municipal government.

The ideal candidate will have experience at a daily newspaper. Energy and aggressiveness are key. The position requires excellent writing and communication skills.

Knowledge of AP style is required.

The Waukesha Freeman is part of Conley Publishing Group, an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a variety of benefits including; health, dental, 401k, flex spending, and much more.

Send cover letter, resume and samples of work to: Waukesha Freeman, Attn: Bill Yorth, 801 N. Barstow St., Waukesha, WI53187-0007. Fax: (262) 542-8259. Email in confidence to HRD@conleynet.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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