Quartz seeks an economics reporter
Quartz seeks an economics reporter obsessed with changes in labor markets, global trade, and the impact of monetary policy on countries and companies. We are looking for a journalist with: a deep understanding of and fascination with economics at least five years’ professional reporting experience or equivalent experience in the field of economics an entrepreneurial […]
Quartz hires Squires to cover cities
Camille Squires is now reporting on cities for Quartz. She joins from New York Magazine where she was a fact checker. Before that, she was assistant editor, City Monitor, at New Statesman Media Group. She was also an editorial fellow at Mother Jones. She has interned at ABC News and WDIV-TV. Squires has also worked […]
Kimeria named editor of Quartz Africa
Ciku Kimeria has been hired as editor of Quartz Africa. She is a longtime contributor to Quartz Africa and has authored almost 40 articles for the site, on topics as wide-ranging as the perils of traveling with an African passport to the optimism inspired by Africa’s first NFT art collections. Kimeria is also the author of two novels: […]
Quartz seeks a breaking news reporter
Quartz seeks a reporter obsessed with the world of business to cover the biggest breaking stories of the day, offering context and insight, for a six-month period. You might be covering the hacking of a major pipeline, reporting on the latest old-school stock to go wild, diving into the world of NFTs, or covering the […]
How Quartz uses newsletters to get paying members
Simon Owens spoke with Quartz chief executive officer Zach Seward about its future strategy. Owens writes, “It probably won’t surprise you that newsletters are Quartz’s best conversion channel for new members. For years, the publisher has invested heavily in both its daily and weekly newsletter products; in fact, its homepage is a modified version of its Daily […]
The skills business journalists should have
Michelle Cheng of Quartz writes about the skills needed to be a good business journalist based on the financial news website’s webinar last week about the topic. Cheng writes, “‘There’s a money angle to everything,’ says Blanca Torres, a producer at KQED public radio with over 17 years of business journalism, who has covered everything from […]
Ojalvo, formerly with Quartz, hired by The Fuller Project
Holly Ojalvo, formerly at financial news site Quartz, is now deputy editor of The Fuller Project, overseeing U.S. coverage of issues involving and affecting women and girls. As talent lab editor at Quartz, she led initiatives supporting the global editorial team, including hiring, onboarding, mentorship, awards, and professional development, in addition to editing articles and […]
SF Chronicle hires Quartz’s Kopf to be its data editor
The San Francisco Chronicle has hired Quartz data editor Dan Kopf to be its data editor. In a memo from director of product and strategy Tim O’Rourke, Kopf said: We hope our team will inform, entertain and surprise readers. Data is an incredibly potent tool for understanding local trends and holding the powerful to account. I am thrilled […]
Quartz adds six to its newsroom
Quartz editor-in-chief Katherine Bell has announced six new additions to the newsroom this spring. Leslie Nguyen-Okwu joins the Asia team as a reporter based in Taipei; Carlos Mureithi joins Quartz Africa as a reporter based in Nairobi; Clarisa Diaz joins the Things team as a reporter based in New York City; Camille Squires joins as a reporter covering cities, based in San Francisco; Priyanka Vora joins […]
Nover set to join Quartz to cover tech
Scott Nover will be covering emerging tech at Quartz. His new role will begin May 24. Currently, Nover is a platforms reporter at Adweek. He was also a freelance magazine writer at The Washington Post. He has also worked as an editorial fellow, AtlanticLIVE and a freelance reporter at The Atlantic. He was also a […]
