Reporter, Pro Buyer in Citywire New York, NY

  • Full Time
  • New York, NY
  • Applications have closed

Website Citywire

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This role is about reporting and writing stories that matter to fund buyers and portfolio managers. Reporting to the Citywire Pro Buyer Editor, the stories will be published online and in our daily newsletter. This role involves breaking news about the asset management industry, writing in-depth analysis pieces and profiles, and building industry contacts in order to stay ahead of the news.

The topics you will be covering include asset management trends, M&A transactions, hirings and firings, investment strategies, and regulatory news. Success is defined by writing unique, timely and relevant stories, and will require finding and cultivating sources in order to break news and uncover important angles.

Citywire is a provider of independent data and content for the asset management and corporate industries. Our proprietary data and analytics help to power our solutions across content (publishing), conferences, licensing, and third-party content production. We employ around 300 talented employees and have a global reach, with offices in London, Brighton, Paris, Munich, Milan, New York and Singapore. Our London office, where you will be based, is our global headquarters.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Writing exclusive news stories pertaining to, and relevant to, allocators and asset managers.
  • Building contacts and establishing good sources among the manager research and asset manager community to get exclusive news.
  • Pitching and writing longer-form features and profiles.
  • Researching and (when possible) traveling to get the inside track on the world of wealth and fund management.

Job Specific Skills / Technical Skills / Requirements

  • Experience or industry-specific training as a reporter.
  • Excellent writing skills and the ability to write clearly in a timely manner.
  • Strong source development skills.
  • An understanding of the wealth industry or financial markets as a plus.

Who We Are

Honesty, integrity, fairness and respect are four core values. We can and should disagree with one another, in the interests of getting the right answer. Arguments for truth, not ego. We should always focus on sustainability at every level of the company.

Excelling at your job will contribute to high performance at Citywire. You should have a continuous and constructive spoken dialogue with your manager about your performance, with reference to these behaviours: A positive approach; collaborating with colleagues; a make it happen attitude.

We offer a competitive salary and additional company benefits:

Benefits

  • 20 days paid vacation rising to 23 after 3 years’ service, 24 days after 4 years’ service and 25 after 5 years’ service, plus federal and state holidays
  • Generous health insurance contributions from day one.
  • Dental, vision, HRA, HSA, and FSA plans available
  • Company 401k/Roth retirement plan with employer contribution (up to 4%)
  • Life insurance and short & long-term disability insurance
  • Monthly/annual ($50pm/$600pa) company contribution towards a well-being activity of your choice. This can include gyms, therapy sessions or wellbeing app subscriptions.

Citywire is an equal opportunities employer.

Check out our Youtube channel to find out more about us: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPMOUK4uLN7yZU8j79l4zcg

Additional Notes

Pre-selected applicants will undertake 2 psychometrics tests and a writing test.

Interviews will take place via the phone and then either in person or virtually.

Citywire is an equal opportunities employer.

JOB DETAILS
Company: 
Citywire-vacancy
Vacancy Type: 
Full Time 
Job Location:
New York, NY
Application Deadline:
N/A

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