Senior Reporter Middle East

ION; Dubai; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ION is seeking a Senior Reporter for the Middle East, focusing on infrastructure-related news and insights. The role requires strong financial market knowledge and involves engaging with key industry stakeholders to deliver impactful reporting. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in a reputable newsroom and possess excellent analytical and news writing skills.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom.
• Proven ability to break news and produce in-depth analyses.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent writing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with funds, managers, and advisors.
• Write 15 stories a month on market developments.
• Generate ideas and collaborate with data and research teams.

Skills

Knowledge of the financial market

Reporting exclusives

Market trends analysis

Network-building skills

News writing skills

Analytical writing skills

Job description

Bachelor of Business Administration (Management)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description

The Role

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, as well as outgoing capital in the infrastructure sector. The role involves feeding content primarily into ION Analytics' Infralogic publication and supporting other group products.

Key Responsibilities

• Build close relationships with funds, managers, lawyers, and advisors.
• Shape coverage of LPs and GPs, including their allocations, commitments, targets, and personnel changes.
• Write approximately 15 stories a month on the market, which has seen USD 75bn infrastructure deals closed in the last 10 years and a USD 50bn pipeline, including projects in power, transportation, and oil & gas industries.
• Generate ideas for longer-form coverage and collaborate with Infralogic data and research teams to ensure accurate, exclusive, and impactful news and analyses.
• Assist with ION Analytics events, including content creation, panel moderation, and speaking engagements.
• Work with the EMEA editor and senior editors, collaborating with colleagues across the group to support content creation for key customer segments.
• Maintain high standards of copywriting and adhere to group-wide compliance policies.

Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• Knowledge of the financial market with a proven record of reporting exclusives.
• At least 5 years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom with global exposure.
• Proven ability to break news and produce in-depth analyses.
• Ability to identify market trends through data research and produce reports.
• Strong network-building skills to source information and produce reports.
• Excellent news and analytical writing skills.

About Us

We are a diverse group of innovators providing trading and workflow automation software, analytics, and consulting to financial institutions, central banks, and governments. Founded in 1999, we have grown significantly by bringing together top financial technology companies worldwide.

• Over 2,000 leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world's central banks, trust ION solutions.
• Over 800 banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms.

ION is a rapidly expanding group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities globally. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities.

Job Details

Role Level: Mid-Level

Work Type: Full-Time

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Company Website: [URL]

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