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Tampa Tribune seeks business editor

The Tampa Tribune is looking for a highly skilled business editor to direct coverage of Tampa’s dynamic business community. This person will produce daily business pages, a Sunday business section and oversee daily and enterprise reporting.

The business editor will ensure that we break news first on TBO.com and showcase our distinctively unique print stories on Page 1A, Metro and Business.

Must demonstrate ability in motivation and leadership, agility in problem-solving, strong news judgment, good listening and communication skills. Must be able to work as a team with peers and direct reports.

Minimum of five years experience in leading a group of reporters and editing content at a daily news operation. Business editing experience is required.

Please send resume, cover letter, references and salary requirements to The Tampa Tribune, Attn: Mary Beth Thompson – mthompson2@tampatrib.com.

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.