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• Lead Mashable's coverage of transportation

• Research and write original reporting and analysis on topics disruptive in the transportation industries

• Attend industry events and meetings; some travel

• Aggressively seek out original news and hands-on experience with the latest transportation technologies

• Grow an already-established network of contacts and sources in the transportation industries

• Maintain close relationships with the major companies in the field

• Other duties as determined by the Tech Editor

• Minimum 5 years experience covering cars, rail, nautical or aviation industries (preferably all) for a major media company

• Proven ability to be a self-starter with several authoritative articles on transportation

• Ability to turn over clean, well-written copy fast

• Willingness to experiment with diverse story-telling tools, including but not limited to, Vine, Instagram and Storify.

• Established network of contacts

• Experience working for a website

• Team player

• Strong social media presence