Why Quartz’s management decided to buy the financial news site
Peter Kafka of Recode spoke with Zach Seward, the CEO of Quartz, about why he and others have purchased the financial news site. Seward is seeking additional investors in Quartz. He told Kafka that the pitch is that Quartz has a strong brand with a dedicated, loyal audience that is interested in global business news. He noted […]
Quartz hires three for the newsroom
Financial news site Quartz announced three new editorial hires on Thursday. Jordan Lebeau is joining the curation team as a deputy email editor. Jordan was most recently in marketing for AGI, which offers software for space and defense applications. Previously, he’s edited, written, and generated social media campaigns for Gizmodo, the New York Times, Complex, […]
Quartz CEO: It’s our put-up-or-shut-up moment
Quartz chief executive officer Zach Seward sent out the following to its readers: Dear Quartz readers, When we created Quartz in 2012, the world was just emerging from the great recession, and the lessons of that crisis heavily influenced our thinking. We felt that business needed serious reform and that Quartz could help point the […]
Japanese company sells financial website Quartz to management
Quartz co-founder and CEO Zach Seward has reached an agreement to acquire Quartz from Uzabase, the company’s owner for the past two years. Seward, who remains CEO, is partnering with editor-in-chief Katherine Bell, now a minority owner, to operate Quartz as a private company. The acquisition is effective immediately. Terms of the deal were not […]
Quartz seeks an Asia reporter
Quartz seeks an entrepreneurial reporter in Asia to shape our coverage of business and the global economy through the lens of obsessions such as Because China, Future of Finance, Beyond Silicon Valley, and Borders. We’re looking for a combination of quick analysis of news developments, smart use of data to support an argument, and deeply […]
Quartz seeks an emerging industries reporter
Quartz seeks an entrepreneurial reporter to shape our coverage of companies and emerging industries through the lens of obsessions such as Fixing Capitalism, Beyond Silicon Valley, and How We Spend. We’re looking for a combination of quick analysis of news developments, smart use of data to support an argument, and deeply reported articles that identify […]
Quartz reporter Griswold departs
Alison Griswold, a reporter covering startups and the tech beat at Quartz, has left the company to pursue a graduate school program in London in sustainable urban planning. Griswold is also founder/writer/editor at Oversharing, where she writes about the sharing economy. She has also worked as a business and economics writer at Slate magazine and […]
Quartz seeks reporter, Asia
Quartz is seeking an entrepreneurial reporter in Asia to shape its coverage of business and the global economy. The company is looking for a combination of quick analysis of news developments, smart use of data to support an argument, and deeply reported articles on big storylines and for its field guides to the global economy. […]
STAT News hires Quartz’s Goldhill as investigative reporter
STAT News has hired Quartz reporter Olivia Goldhill as an investigative reporter. She will start Oct. 29 and cover how companies and government agencies respond to the COVID pandemic. “This is the beat of a lifetime, I can’t wait to join such a phenomenal team,” she wrote on Twitter. At Quartz she is a science […]
Quartz seeks a deputy email editor
Quartz seeks a deputy email editor in the U.S. to write and edit our Daily Brief email, homepage, and app notifications, and to assist with the editing and production of other email projects. This role requires a Sunday to Thursday schedule, and is particularly well-suited to candidates who are deadline-focused, excited about the news, and […]
