WSJ seeks retail reporter in New York

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the wild world of retail.

The position will be based in New York with responsibilities retail chains like Gap, J. Crew and Target, as well as online-only web upstarts like Everlane and Birchbox. The ideal candidate can break news as well as deliver smart enterprise stories on an industry that is undergoing upheaval as shoppers increasingly skip stores and buy on their phones.

Applications should include a resume, cover letter, and up to five published clips.

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.