Senior Reporter

Ion Group; Dubai; On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Reporter to cover the Middle East's infrastructure sector. This role offers the chance to provide exclusive content on significant financial dealings, including a remarkable USD 75bn in closed deals over the last decade. The successful candidate will engage with key stakeholders, generate insightful stories, and collaborate with various teams to ensure high-quality reporting. If you have a passion for financial journalism and a knack for uncovering exclusive news, this is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom.
• Proven record of breaking news and writing analyses.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with funds, managers, and advisors.
• Write 15 stories a month on the infrastructure market.
• Generate ideas for longer-form coverage and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Reporting on financial markets

Writing in-depth analyses

Trend spotting in market data

Building network of sources

Strong news writing skills

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to join our team as a Senior Reporter, Middle East, Infrastructure. The Reporter will provide exclusive content on LPs, GPs, fundraising, allocations and commitments concerning the Middle East, and outgoing capital in the infrastructure sector. The reporter will take a leading role primarily feeding content into ION Analytics' Infralogic publication, as well as providing support to other products within the group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build close relationships with funds, managers, lawyers, advisors
• Shape coverage of LP and GPs, including their allocations, commitments, targets and people moves
• Write 15 stories a month on the thriving market, with USD 75bn infrastructure deals closed in last 10 years and USD 50bn pipeline. Projects in the pipeline include in power, transportation, and the oil and gas industry.
• Generate ideas for longer-form coverage, and apart from writing own content work with Infralogic data and research teams to ensure accurate, exclusive and market-scooping news and analyses
• Assist with ION Analytics , primarily Infralogic s, events with content creation, panel moderation and speaking.
• Work with the EMEA editor, senior editors, and collaborating with colleagues across the group, to support content creation targeted at ION Analytics key customer segments.
• Maintain high standards of copy and adhering to group-wide compliance policies

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Knowledge of the financial market, with proven record of reporting exclusives
• At least 5 years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom, with global exposure
• Proven record of breaking news for a media organisation, as well as writing in-depth analyses
• Ability to spot trends in market data and conduct research to identify and produce reports
• Track record of ability to build network of sources to produce reports
• Strong news and analyses writing skills

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