Posted By Mark Scarp

Name of company: Crain’s Chicago Business
Job title: Research Director
Job type (full-time, part-time, freelance, educator or internship): Full-time
Region (East Coast, Midwest, Mountain, New England, Southeast, Southwest, West Coast, Canada, Other International, Telecommute): Midwest
Application deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): July 2, 2010

This is a vacancy to be filled.

Job description, qualifications, and HOW and WHERE TO APPLY:

Research Director –Crain’s Chicago Business

For over 30 years, Crain’s Chicago Business has been the premier source of local business news and information for the Chicago area’s influential business executives. Every week Crain’s print edition delivers scoop-oriented articles, enlightening features and invaluable industry rankings. Crain’s award-winning Web site, ChicagoBusiness.com, is an essential online tool for news, information and statistics about doing business in Chicago. Crain’s Chicago Business is a Crain Communications publication.

Crain’s Chicago Business seeks a Research Director to oversee all aspects of its research operation. Responsibilities include preparation of all lists and other data projects for Crain’s in print and online; supervising one full-time staffer and a number of contract workers and interns that varies over the course of the year; negotiating contracts with data providers, including pricing terms; conceiving and executing new lists and research projects in collaboration with editors and reporters.

This job requires strong journalism background, in-depth knowledge of business and financial concepts, project planning and management skills, experience creating new online products, ability to use social media and other online resources to gather information, familiarity with and ability to use research databases. Ideal candidate must have a minimum of five years of research experience, preferably working on a fast-paced, news-based publication, and have worked with both online and print.  College degree in journalism, communications or related fields required.

Crain Communications Inc is one of the largest privately-owned business publishers in the US with over 28 different business, trade and consumer publications and websites within North America, Europe and Asia. We offer a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, profit sharing, and a friendly work environment.

To apply for this position please visit our Web site at www.crain.com and search under the Careers section.  Please include cover letter, clips and resume for consideration.

We thank you for your interest in Crain Communications and invite you to visit our website as positions are updated regularly.

Crain Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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