Senior Reporter

PEI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PEI is seeking a Senior Reporter for its New York office to drive North American coverage. You will generate story ideas, build a strong contact book, and craft exclusive content across short and long-form formats.

You will work closely with the Americas editor and Editor-in-Chief to shape coverage, while maintaining strong relationships with managers, investors and advisors. Autonomy and editorial leadership are key aspects of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Experience in journalism or related field is essential.
• Developing a network of contacts among senior professionals is important.
• Ability to break off-diary stories.
• Ability to write analysis.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to research market trends.
• Ability to turn complex data into accessible editorial content.
• Strong understanding of print and digital journalism.

Responsibilities

• Write and post news, features, op-eds, and multimedia items regularly.
• Pitch content ideas and canvass latest trends in the asset class.
• Generate exclusive and proprietary content regularly.
• Assist with curating content hubs and newsletter send-outs.
• Host, transcribe and write roundtables.
• Engage with market sources and develop new contacts to drive stories.
• Collaborate with Research & Analytics for data usage.
• Cooperate with PEI Events team to moderate discussions at company events.

Skills

Journalism experience

News reporting

Networking

Editorial writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Infrastructure Investor team as a Senior Reporter in our New York office! The senior reporter will play a key part - together with Infrastructure Investor's Americas editor and Editor-in-Chief - in driving our North American coverage, across short and long-form formats.

The role enjoys a good degree of autonomy in that the person performing it is expected to take the lead in generating story ideas, features and so forth, based on a strong contact book. Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key managers, investors and advisors is crucial to the role. As is the ability to leverage those relationships to produce exclusive, proprietary content that is unavailable elsewhere.

Responsibilities and duties

• Write and post news, features, op-eds, and multimedia items on a regular basis.
• Pitch content ideas and canvass the latest trends and developments in the asset class.
• Generate exclusive and proprietary content on a regular basis.
• Assist with curating our content hubs and newsletter send-outs.
• Host, transcribe and write roundtables.
• Constant interaction with the market, keeping in touch with existing sources and developing new contacts to consolidate brand awareness and cultivate stories.
• Ensure optimal use of complementary data, involving close collaboration with Research & Analytics, where appropriate.
• When appropriate, collaborate with the PEI Events team, and moderate discussions at events hosted by the Company.

About You

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in journalism or related field
• Developing a network of contacts among senior professionals
• Breaking off-diary stories
• Writing analysis
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to research market trends
• Ability to turn complex data into accessible editorial content
• A high understanding of both print and digital journalism and the different approaches required

Personal Characteristics

• Self-motivated and willing to take responsibility
• A team player, recognising the need to collaborate to deliver on the product’s mission
• Comfortable receiving and acting on regular feedback
• Ability to learn on the job and progress quickly
• Resilient under pressure - able to juggle competing priorities and ensure key deadlines are met
• High degree of personal pride in own and company work, constantly striving to improve motivation

Motivation

• Ambitious to meet own personal and organisational goals
• Desire to be part of a dynamic business with high growth expectations
• Keen to stretch self and develop career at PEI