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WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” seeks reporter

The Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the Street”is looking for an energetic and ambitious writer to join its global team.

The position involves writing incisive financial commentary for all editions of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and on WSJ.com. Candidates should be deeply analytical and able to take a reported view on complex topics.

The ability to work under tight deadlines and on a wide range of topics is critical, as is a high level of financial and economic literacy. The successful candidate needs to be comfortable building sources at the very highest levels and should relish setting the agenda on corporate and financial stories across a variety of sectors. The Heard columnist must be able to write authoritative analysis of news and developments at companies.

The ideal candidate will have several years of experience as a reporter or columnist, or a background in finance and strong writing ability.

Please include a cover letter, resume and up to five published clips with your online application.

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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