Senior Reporter London, England
Job description
You are energised by breaking news, have high journalistic standards and want to surround yourself with experts?
This role can be based in London or Cardiff, as part of a hybrid model.
Interview process: 1st and 2nd stage to be held in January.
Please tell us your story, attach a covering letter or snap shot of what is critical to you in your next job move and what energises you about working in this industry.
With Intelligence provides exclusive editorial, research, data and events for senior executives within the asset management industry. Across hedge funds, private credit, private equity, real estate and traditional asset management, our editorial brands are seen as market leaders in providing asset manager sales and IR execs with the actionable information they require to help them raise and retain assets.
To maintain and grow our leading position in the market we need to continue to hire highly motivated, thoughtful and inquisitive journalists to ensure our subscribers are getting the exclusive intelligence they need first, and most comprehensively, through our range of services.
We are a company steeped in heritage, that thinks, feels and moves like a start-up. Our values are:
- Keep getting better
- Always deliver
- Make an impact
- Work together
- Be yourself
The opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Senior Reporter to join our editorial team. You may be an expert in one asset class or interested in broadening your knowledge, either or, we can provide a career path.
We have open positions across asset classes, this position is well-suited to a person that feels energized by working in a fast-paced news team, who is looking to build their financial reporting experience in a global media brand, wanting to cultivate relationships within a single asset class or across a range.
The role is ideal for a journalist looking to build their financial reporting experience working for an established global media brand and wanting to cultivate fruitful relationships with influential investors.
We need reporters hungry for news, who will come in and hit the phones to uncover exclusive information for our subscribers and build strong relationships with industry execs. Reporters should be comfortable interviewing senior investment staff at large allocators and pressing them for valuable intelligence.
You’ll be working with editorial and research colleagues across our global footprint to track the investment decisions of the world’s largest and most sophisticated investors.
The target audience for our coverage is primarily asset raisers at asset management companies and industry service providers, as well as investment consultants, institutional investors and wealth intermediaries.
Our benefits include but are not limited to:
- Competitive benefits (health plan/hybrid working)
- 24 days annual leave rising to 28 days
- Wellness initiatives
- Flexible Fridays
- Birthday day off
- Employee assistance program
- Travel scheme
- Charity days
- Breakfast provided
- Friendly experienced team
The Responsibilities
- Breaking daily news, in the chosen asset class, across the globe
- Developing a network of sources
- Coordinating coverage with our UK-based data and research teams
- Staying on top of wider industry trends and impacts
- Traveling occasionally to cover industry conferences and build contacts
The Requirements
- Financial reporting experience and/or journalism training and a desire to build a career in financial/business journalism
- Ability to break exclusive news and write compelling and insightful analysis
- Analytical and comfortable working with data
- Good networking skills and a track record of developing useful contacts and sources
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
Our Company
We offer amazing benefits, free breakfast daily and drinks provided all day, every day.
As part of our company, you will enjoy the benefits of an open plan office and working with fun and friendly people, what more could you ask for!
If you are interested so far in what you have read, please apply, we look forward to hearing from you. You will hear back from us within 10 working days.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
