Manager of US News career site to run branded content

Jada Graves, who most recently oversaw the U.S. News Best Careers franchise, which includes the Best Jobs rankings and editorial content, has been named managing editor of BrandFuse, the online magazine’s custom content operation.

Graves will oversee all sponsored content.

Previously, Graves served as the careers editor for three years and played an integral role in launching the U.S. News autos and travel franchises.

“The breadth and depth of Jada’s history with U.S. News made her the strongest candidate to head the BrandFuse studio,” said publisher Kerry Dyer in a statement. “Her years of experience as both an editor and a manager at U.S. News give her a unique understanding of the brand that will serve advertisers well as they engage audiences within the U.S. News platform.”

Graves has degrees from the University of Maryland and Howard University.

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.