Bloomberg seeks Senate reporter

Bloomberg is seeking an experienced Senate reporter in its Washington, DC office.

The successful applicant should be a facile writer and dogged reporter with a proven ability to develop sources and break news in the Senate. The applicant should be familiar with the inner workings of the Senate (organizational structures of the committees and political parties), should have sources within each leadership staff and should have an insider’s understanding of how key decision-makers operate.

The preferred candidate would have an understanding of the economy, financial markets and business. Applicants must have the ability to produce breaking news stories under real-time deadline pressure in a team environment.

Qualifications
– Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent
– Experience working in a real-time news environment
– Minimum of five years of journalism experience
– Ability to write quickly, concisely and accurately under deadline pressure
– Ability to develop sources within the Senate
– Experience covering Capitol Hill
– Ability to identify trends and spot when a change of word choice signals a change in strategy
– An entrepreneurial and energetic approach to the job
– A good communicator, collaborator and team player
– A curious mind and a scrappy passion for reporting
– Demonstrable attention to detail and organizational skills

To apply, go here.