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WSJ seeks banking and finance reporter in Beijing

The China bureau of The Wall Street Journal is looking for a sharp-eyed reporter to cover banking and finance in the world’s second largest economy.

The reporter is part of a team covering an economy whose growth has been an engine for the globe but which is running on debt and out of steam.

China’s financial system runs the gamut from some of the world’s biggest banks and insurers to shadow lenders and creative fintech startups.

The reporter’s mission is to dive into that interconnected world looking for the macro trends that matter to a global business audience and the human stories that bring the big issues alive.

The ideal candidate is a quick-learner and a team player, with a good grasp of the fundamentals of economics and finance. The candidate should have the drive to land big stories and break news and the ability to write fluidly.

Fluency in Chinese is a plus, not a must. This Beijing-based position requires inventiveness, connective thinking, humor and above all a willingness to rise to the challenge of reporting on an emerging economy.

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.