Reporter - NY, Miami, LA, Dallas, Chicago, Austin, Houston

The Real Deal; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Real Deal is seeking a reporter to join its dynamic team focused on real estate journalism. The position involves writing multiple articles weekly and contributing in-depth features for both online and print platforms, requiring a strong writing ability and familiarity with business journalism.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Access to higher education programs for journalists

Qualifications

• Experience in business journalism preferred.
• Ability to write authoritative articles with a unique voice.
• Capacity to gather and analyze information from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Write three to six original articles weekly for various markets.
• Contribute longer stories to the monthly magazine.
• Participate in special reporting projects.

Skills

Demonstrated writing skills

Interviewing skills

Reporting skills

Ability to prioritize assignments

Knowledge of journalistic standards

Job description

This position requires a presence in any of these markets: NY, Miami, LA, Dallas, Chicago, Austin, Houston

About the Job:

The Real Deal is looking for a reporter to join a rapidly growing media company focused on real estate journalism and headquartered in New York City. The reporter would be responsible for writing several original web stories per week and produce in-depth features for the website and our monthly magazine.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in covering money, power and personalities and a keen desire to learn how the industry intersects with politics, finance, law, entertainment and other areas of the business world. The ability to break news is a must, as is the ability to cultivate sources, pitch story ideas and write clean copy on deadline.Experience in business journalism is a plus.

Job Responsibilities:

Contribute three to six original articles per week to The Real Deal’s regular coverage of the real estate industry, typically focused on one of our markets (New York City, South Florida, Chicago, Texas, Los Angeles and San Francisco), but also occasionally on topics of national interest

In most months, contribute a longer story (1,000 to 2,000 words) to The Real Deal’s monthly, national print magazine

Occasionally contribute or collaborate on special reporting projects, typically investigative work or deeply researched features

Job Requirements:

Demonstrated writing, interviewing and reporting skills; ability to produce clean, well-organized and accurate copy on deadline, ranging from breaking news to long-form features and investigations

Ability to write with voice and authority

Capacity to develop expertise and a robust array of sources in one or more of TRD’s coverage areas, such as residential brokerage and home sales, commercial real estate (office, retail, industrial, development), politics and policy, and technology

Ability to obtain and analyze information from databases, property records, financial reports, social media and other sources to identify and enhance stories about the real estate industry

Understanding of and adherence to journalistic standards, ethics and protocol

Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple assignments

Team player; willingness to collaborate with colleagues; familiarity with newsroom culture

Business writing experience is preferred

Ability to do on-camera interviews, host TRD videos and moderate live events is a plus

Who We Are:

The Real Deal is the largest real-estate news outlet in the US, reaching millions of professionals daily through our media channels. We have received 60+ awards for editorial excellence over the past six years, including the General Excellence award from the Society of Business Writers and Editors.

Quantcast rates us among the 300-most visited sites in the US and the website with the wealthiest audience and one of the most educated.

As a publication, The Real Deal is to real estate what Variety is to entertainment or what Politico is to Beltway politics – a plugged-in news outlet that is read by the entire industry.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We partner with our employees to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace and through higher education programs supporting rising journalists.