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WSJ seeks manufacturing reporter in Chicago

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an industrious, resourceful reporter to cover one of the most essential of business beats: manufacturing.

This job involves taking readers inside some of the biggest American businesses and the economic and technological forces that are reshaping how they make things, from the rise of robots to changes in education to the development of China’s economy.

The position is focused on the U.S., where manufacturing still accounts for 12% of U.S. economic output and employs about one in 12 workers. But it requires a global mindset as well as a talent for identifying themes and insights across a large and varied corporate landscape.

The ideal candidate should have several years of experience covering a business or finance beat, and a proven ability to break news and deliver unique analysis on companies.

We cover some that boast big brands—Caterpillar, Harley, 3M—and others that are big but less well-known, and require the candidate’s skill and creativity to bring to life for the broad business readership. The ideal candidate also must be able to work effectively with colleagues on other Journal teams that cover big chunks of American manufacturing, such as autos and aerospace.

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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