Senior Reporter, Middle East

ION Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Reporter for the Middle East Infrastructure sector. This role involves providing exclusive content on key financial players and infrastructure projects in the region. You will be responsible for writing insightful stories, generating ideas for in-depth coverage, and collaborating with data and research teams to deliver accurate and market-leading news. If you have a strong background in financial reporting and a passion for uncovering trends, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and growing market.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Write 15 stories a month on the infrastructure market.
• Build relationships with funds, managers, and advisors.

Skills

Financial Market Knowledge

Reporting Skills

Research Skills

Analytical Writing

Networking

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, 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