Infrastructure Finance Reporter

Lipton Media; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lipton Media in New York is seeking an Infrastructure Finance Reporter based in NYC to dive into fast-moving, opaque infrastructure and project finance markets, delivering market-moving insights and scoops. You’ll build a trusted source base, receive training in interviewing and news writing, and collaborate with data and events teams to produce exclusive content for professional subscribers.

Every day is different as you cover data centres, power, renewables, transport, and social

Qualifications

• Proven interest in journalism and experience writing for a finance publication
• Nice to have existing contacts in infrastructure/finance media or related sectors
• Interest in infrastructure/ project finance concepts and terminology

Responsibilities

• Hit the ground running: build your own source base and deliver market-moving insight and scoops
• Receive full support and training in navigating specialist financial markets, news-gathering, writing and interviewing
• Build sources with bankers, sponsors, developers, funds, lawyers, advisers and other key players in infrastructure finance
• Write on- and off-diary content — breaking news, origination signals, follow-ups and analysis that help professional subscribers act
• Work with other reporters, data and events colleagues to confirm information and produce collaborative content
• Attend source meetings, conferences, roundtables, briefings and other occasions to build and maintain relationships

Skills

Journalism experience

Finance publications

Source-building

Interviewing

English fluency

Job description

Infrastructure Finance Reporter - New York

Based in NYC

Salary - $100,000 - $130,000 base

Hybrid Working

Leading media data, publishing and events business seeks a talented Infrastructure Finance Reporter keen to dive into fast-moving, opaque and complex infrastructure and project finance markets.

Their intelligence platform for infrastructure finance – a multi-trillion investment cycle covering data centres, power and renewables, transport and social infrastructure, and other asset classes.

You’ll be expected to hit the ground running: build your own source base and deliver market-moving insight and scoops. You’ll also get full support and training in navigating specialist financial markets, news-gathering, writing and interviewing.

Responsibilities:

• Hit the ground running: build your own source base and deliver market-moving insight and scoops.
• Receive full support and training in navigating specialist financial markets, news-gathering, writing and interviewing.

What you’ll work on:

Every day is different, but you can expect to:

• Build sources with bankers, sponsors, developers, funds, lawyers, advisers and other key players in infrastructure finance
• Write on- and off-diary content — breaking news, origination signals, follow-ups and analysis that help professional subscribers act
• Work with other reporters, data and events colleagues to confirm information and produce collaborative content
• Attend source meetings, conferences, roundtables, briefings and other occasions to build and maintain relationships
• Receive training in interviewing, source-building, news writing, and infrastructure finance markets

Qualifications

• Proven interest in journalism and experience writing for a finance publication

Required Skills

If you’re a financial reporter with the following, we’d like to hear from you:

• Proven interest in journalism and experience writing for a finance publication
• Desire to join a growing platform with high-quality readership among infrastructure finance professionals
• Interest in finance and markets, with comfort learning infrastructure / project finance concepts and terminology
• Team player who can collaborate with other reporters (and with data/events) on stories
• Drive to build deep sourcing relationships and embed as a trusted part of the market
• Concise, fluent English that makes technical topics clear and engaging
• Ambition to own a coverage area and build a reputation as an infrastructure finance journalist

Preferred Skills

Nice to have

• Existing contacts in project finance, infrastructure debt, power, digital infrastructure or related capital markets
• Experience writing for a professional / B2B finance audience
• Interest in how news, data and events work together for subscribers