Forbes seeks associate content producer for tech

Forbes Media seeks an Associate Content Producer to support the Tech: Games and Science channels in our Jersey City, NJ, office. Producers are the linchpin of the Forbes newsroom, working at the intersection of editorial (editors, staff writers and outside contributors) and internal teams including social, sales, product and digital production. Responsibilities include: Work on front lines of […]

Forbes seeks visual storytelling editor

Forbes is looking for a Visual Storytelling Editor to join its Mobile team, helping mold our editorial content into its most compelling form. The ideal candidate can work with our staff and writers to re-imagine the traditional 800-word article form and tell the same story in a highly shareable and engaging way. S/he will also be able to create robust data visualizations in […]

Forbes seeks associate content producer

Forbes Media seeks an Associate Content Producer to support the Entertainment/Media/Retail channel in our Jersey City, NJ, office.  Producers are the lynchpin of the Forbes newsroom, working at the intersection of editorial (editors, staff writers and outside contributors) and internal teams including social, sales, product and digital production. Responsibilities include: Work on front lines of channel and section […]

Real estate staffer Carlyle leaving Forbes

Erin Carlyle, who has covered real estate for Forbes for the past two years, is leaving the magazine. Here is the email she sent to her colleagues: Tomorrow is my last day at Forbes. I am leaving to take a job at Houzz, a Palo Alto, Calif., start-up within walking distance of my apartment, where […]

Upbin, Forbes’ ME for tech coverage, leaving for Hyperloop Technologies

Bruce Upbin, the managing editor at Forbes overseeing tech coverage, is leaving the business magazine after 20-plus years to join tech company Hyperloop Technologies, a magazine spokeswoman confirmed to Talking Biz News. “Since the beginning of the year, we have increased our workforce by more than 30 employees,” said spokeswoman Laura Daunis.  “We will continue […]

Latest Forbes print magazine includes video

Some copies of the May 10 issue of Forbes print magazine have a video inserted into them. The business magazine partnered with BAE Systems’ Applied Intelligence division on the advertisement. The insert was included in select copies of the May 10, Global Game Changers “special issue.” The print ad insert features a video player that […]

Forbes brothers want $44 million from new owners

The Forbes family claims that the Asian buyers of Forbes Media still owe them $44 million — even after the new owners forked over roughly $22 million they owed on a promissory note — reports Keith Kelly of the New York Post. Kelly writes, “The dispute, which is playing out in Delaware Chancery Court, stems […]

Forbes starts podcast series aimed at young women entrepreneurs

Forbes announced Tuesday a series of podcasts that have a target audience of young women entrepreneurs. There will be 10 separate podcast series, with each initially producing a dozen shows during the next six months. An estimated 57 million Americans tune into podcasts regularly, according to Edison Research. In one survey 18 percent of women […]

Forbes now gets 70 percent of ad revenue from digital

Chris Sutcliffe of The Media Briefing writes about Forbes’ digital strategy. Sutcliffe writes, “Forbes Media was also one of the first media organisations to experiment with native advertising – so early into the game, in fact, that Perlis believes ‘native advertising’ didn’t exist as a term. “Its product, Brandvoice, has to date seen over 8 […]

Biz media such as Bloomberg see opportunity on LinkedIn

Sarah Sluis of AdExchanger writes about how some business media see a growth opportunity to expand their audiences using LinkedIn. Sluis writes, “Their focus on business and career-oriented content makes them a natural fit for LinkedIn’s audience. “Forbes, the top business publisher on LinkedIn, grew its account followers 72% to 1.8 million between Jan. 1 and […]