Bloomberg News is seeking an enterprising journalist to cover Equity Capital Markets activities for the Americas stocks team. The successful candidate will be a tenacious, well-sourced reporter who is passionate about breaking news, continually developing contacts and writing important, market-moving stories. Our reporters are team players who can tell stories on multiple platforms, whether it’s the newswire, the website, Bloomberg’s magazines, TV network or the radio and podcast operation.
The ECM reporter will be responsible for covering day-to-day ECM events, generating scoops on stock offerings and block trades, helming a daily column about ECM news and trends and writing compelling stories about broad market themes. The reporter will be expected to work across beats and regions and collaborate with the equities team’s IPO reporter to cover this vast area of the Americas equities market.
WE’LL TRUST YOU TO:
- Break news on secondary offerings, block trades and share placements
- Track events in the ECM market, from registration to pricing, debut, and beyond
- Write compelling stories on emerging trends and provide color on deals and valuations
- Build sources that bring fresh voices and perspectives to our equities coverage
- Collaborate with a talented team of reporters in helping to decipher stock-market activity for investors
- Write longer enterprise stories examining big picture ECM issues for weekend features, BusinessWeek and Markets magazine pieces, QuickTake and other Bloomberg platforms
YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE:
- 4+ years of financial journalism experience
- An extensive knowledge of equity capital market machinations: how deals get done and who are the key players involved
- A knack for cultivating sources and generating scoops
- Strong writing ability with a knack for explaining complex ideas in clear, engaging prose
- Natural collaborative skills
- The creativity to spot stories where others may not see them
- A desire to keep learning and build your expertise – the limits and borders of this beat are your imagination
To apply, go here.
Chris RoushChris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.