Staff Reporter, CIO Dive

Informa TechTarget; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Walk the World charity

Open PTO

Birthday leave

ESPP discount

Health Insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Informa TechTarget, based in Newton, MA, is seeking a staff reporter to cover the IT industry for CIO Dive. You’ll learn and grow while delivering timely coverage, writing briefs, articles and features that help tech executives navigate the evolving landscape.

You’ll collaborate with experienced journalists, pitch ideas, build industry connections, and produce a daily newsletter with the team. Join a fast-paced environment and shape coverage as you advance your career.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of reporting and writing samples.
• Ability to build relationships with sources and report on complex topics.
• Experience interpreting business/financial news and trends.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English or similar field; IT or financial reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop source relationships with CIOs, organizations and analysts.
• Pitch story ideas and refine angles with editors.
• Write an average of 5 items per week, varying length and depth.
• Identify and support team coverage of key storylines.
• Produce a daily newsletter alongside your team — reporting, writing and editing daily.
• Work as a team player to support CIO Dive's ambitious goals.

Skills

Reporting skills

Source relationships

Business/financial analysis

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, English or related field

Job description

Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?

At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue. We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100.

About Informa TechTarget

Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
• Custom content that engages and prompts action
• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices. Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

For more information, visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn

Job Description

This role is based in our Newton, MA office.

CIO Dive is seeking a staff reporter eager to learn and grow while delivering timely, insightful coverage of the IT industry. In this role, you’ll enter the dynamic world of business technology and strategy, writing briefs, articles and features that help tech executives navigate the ever-evolving landscape.

You’ll work closely with a team of experienced journalists who will provide guidance and mentorship as you develop engaging coverage, whether it’s a quick-turn earnings analysis or a deep dive into an emerging technology.

This is your opportunity to build your skills and establish your voice in the industry. You’ll pitch story ideas, build strong industry connections and chase down stories that matter most. Reporting directly to CIO Dive’s editorial director, you’ll have an opportunity to shape coverage and make an impact as you grow your career.

What you’ll do:

• Develop source relationships with CIOs, organizations and analysts relevant to your beat
• Pitch story ideas and work with editors to refine angles
• Write an average of 5 items per week, of varying length and depth
• Identify and support team coverage of key storylines
• Produce a daily newsletter alongside your team — reporting, writing and editing every day in a collaborative fashion
• Work as a team player to support CIO Dive's ambitious goals

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of reporting and writing skills
• Ability to build relationships with sources and report on complex subjects
• Some experience interpreting and analyzing business and financial news, trends and concepts
• Deadline-oriented time management skills; ability to turn around stories on tight deadlinesAbility to thrive in a fast-paced news environment — reporters might need to quickly pivot to cover emerging newsBachelor's degree or better in journalism, English or similar fieldIT coverage or translatable financial reporting experience preferred.

Additional Information

TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: Open PTO, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

The salary range for the role is $53,125 to $65,000, depending on experience.

This post will automatically expire on October 22nd 2026.