Forbes is looking for a smart, well-sourced multiplatform Luxury Real Estate Writer to cover the business of residential real estate and its related worlds including architecture and interior design, track trends and write engaging stories on subjects that include uncovering and dissecting the strategies behind billionaire fortunes, innovative startups, entrepreneurs that are transforming these industries. The ideal candidate understands the breadth of the beat, has an interest in markets and entrepreneurism, relentlessly pursues big scoops and thrives in a fast-paced environment, where creativity and teamwork are highly valued.
Location: Must be based in the U.S. Otherwise, no preference.
Responsibilities
- Cover the world’s most successful real estate moguls and companies
- Monitor day-to-day real estate deals and consumer news
- Break stories before the competition
- Contribute to Forbes’ flagship lists
- Participate in video production and be the face of Luxury Real Estate
- Write longer-form stories and investigative pieces for the website and the magazine
- Search through SEC documents and financial data to aid reporting
Education
Requirements
- Understand financial terms, markets and international tax laws
- Have at least five years of experience in financial/business reporting
- Shown previous success breaking news, covering real estate’s big players and writing thoughtful investigative pieces
- Experience reading and analyzing financial data preferred
- Be deeply sourced
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.