Reporter, Secondaries Investor

PEI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career returner programs

Inclusive culture

Job summary

A leading business intelligence company in New York is seeking a reporter to cover the private equity community and the secondaries market. The ideal candidate will produce insightful articles and analysis, conduct interviews, and engage with industry sources. Minimum two years of experience in business reporting and an undergraduate degree are required. The company values diverse talent and promotes an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience as a business reporter.
• Experience covering private equity or related financial fields.
• Ability to triage information discreetly.

Responsibilities

• Write exclusive and insightful articles about private equity.
• Collaborate with the editor on story ideas and structure.
• Conduct interviews and maintain relationships with sources.

Skills

Business reporting experience

Knowledge of private equity

Excellent communication skills

Networking abilities

Attention to detail

Education

Undergraduate degree in a related field

Journalism qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

WordPress

Social media platforms

Job description

About The Role

We at PEI Group are looking for a reporter to join our welcoming and diverse team. The successful candidate will cover the private equity community and the secondaries market for alternative assets. Specifically, the reporter will write exclusive, insightful, and actionable stories about secondaries firms and their limited partners that differentiate PEI and Secondaries Investor from other publications which similarly cover private equity investing. The reporter will write predominantly for Secondaries Investor as well as Private Equity International.

The reporter will aim to break news and insight on the secondaries market for alternative assets. The reporter will also produce content that leads with analysis and informed perspective. This will involve collaborating with the editor on ideas, sourcing, and story structures with an eye to delivering valuable information that consistently speaks to our core audience of general partners, limited partners and industry service providers. Key to this will be meeting with secondaries market participants on a daily basis to “keep their ear to the ground” on developments in the secondaries market.

Other responsibilities will include writing articles that profile firms and people, identify and analyze trends in fundraising and other activities, and other key community developments including key personnel moves. Key to this is breaking deal news for Secondaries Investor.

At all times, the goal is to seek out the impact of those developments rather than merely recounting the news.

• Contribute regularly to secondariesinvestor.com.
• Develop cover stories, original news, features and data‑led projects while also collaborating with the broader Private Equity Group, including Private Equity International, Buyouts, Private Funds CFO and others.
• Conduct interviews and develop relationships with sources and readers (GPs, their LPs, and others) to break news.
• Receive assignments or follow up on news leads and tips from sources.
• Regularly attend industry events either virtually or in‑person. The reporter may also be asked to moderate panels at the company’s conferences (either in person or virtually).
• Host podcasts for Secondaries Investor.
• Communicate regularly with the editor and meet deadlines.
• Be highly attentive to details and accuracy.

This role will involve gaining access to and publishing sensitive and privileged information. The reporter will be expected to understand and adhere to journalistic ethics and consult with editors on any potential conflicts.

https://www.secondariesinvestor.com/

https://www.privateequityinternational.com/

About You

Requirements

Although we are keeping direct experience and knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to demonstrate your capabilities in relation to the points listed under essential requirements in the person specification. You should be prepared to discuss illustrations on how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a business reporter. Experience covering private equity/alternative assets or related financial field to understand investing and GP‑LP relationships a plus.
• An undergraduate degree at minimum in an applicable field. A journalism qualification is a significant plus.
• Superb adherence to copy accuracy and house style.
• Ability to triangulate information discreetly.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Superb communication and networking skills.
• Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, and familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn. Infogram experience a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Has excellent people skills.
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment with daily deadlines.
• Is excited about engaging with a sophisticated audience.
• A keen intellectual curiosity and an ability to distil complex subject matter.
• Excited about face‑to‑face meetings with industry sources, and keen to “work the phones” to break news.
• Excellent observation and judgment skills to extract develop and develop compelling stories.
• A team player, willing to collaborate with other reporters on breaking news and feature reporting.
• Stays organized and calm under pressure.
• Is comfortable multi‑tasking.
• Is self‑motivated.

About Us

PEI Group is a subscriber‑focused business intelligence company. With our multi‑talented global team of over 490 people, spread across EMEA, USA & Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets. We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.

PEI Group provides industry‑leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client‑communities together to enable knowledge sharing, profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active – in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and elsewhere – PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes, identifying active investors and their capital allocations, and scanning ahead for regulatory changes, new compliance requirements and other risk factors.

At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equal opportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.

PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners.