Reporter - Residential Real Estate

The Real Deal; New York (NY); In loco; USD 70.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Real Deal in New York seeks a reporter to produce multiple original web stories weekly and in-depth features for the website and monthly magazine on the residential real estate beat.

Candidates should break news, cultivate sources, and write clear copy on deadline; business journalism experience is a plus. Presence in New York is required.

Competenze

• Proven writing and reporting ability with clean copy on deadline.
• Ability to break news and cultivate sources in real estate/business beats.
• Experience with business journalism is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple assignments and collaborate with colleagues.

Mansioni

• Write several original web stories per week for The Real Deal.
• Produce in-depth features for the website and monthly magazine on residential real estate.
• Contribute to special reporting and investigative projects when needed.

Conoscenze

Reporting

Interviewing

News writing

Source development

Deadline-driven

Business journalism

Descrizione del lavoro

$70,000 - $80,000 a year

This position requires a presence in New York

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 on the residential real estate beat, a core area of coverage.

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:

• ContributethreetosixoriginalarticlesperweektoTheRealDeal’sregularcoverageoftherealestateindustryfocusedonNewYorkCityandoccasionallyontopicsofnationalinterest
• Inmostmonths,contributealongerstory(1,000to2,000words)toTheRealDeal’smonthly,nationalprintmagazine
• Occasionallycontributeorcollaborateonspecialreportingprojects,typicallyinvestigativeworkordeeplyresearchedfeatures

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
• Abilitytowritewithvoiceandauthority
• Capacitytodevelopexpertiseandarobustarrayofsourcesinresidentialbrokerageandhomesales.
• 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
• Understandingofandadherencetojournalisticstandards,ethicsandprotocol
• Abilitytojuggleandprioritizemultipleassignments
• Teamplayer;willingnesstocollaboratewithcolleagues;familiaritywithnewsroomculture
• Businesswritingexperienceispreferred
• Abilitytodoon-camerainterviews,hostTRDvideosandmoderateliveeventsisaplus

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual compensation range for this position is $70-80k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

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.