Industry Dive seeks a senior utility editor

Industry Dive is a leading business journalism company. Nearly 13 million decision-makers across 20+ competitive industries rely on its exclusive insight and analysis delivered through 26 publications. Industry Dive was founded in 2012 to provide business leaders with the information they need to move industries forward. Our team of reporters, editors, designers, and marketers delivers insights and programs that spark innovation, fuel growth and shape agendas in every industry we cover.

Utility Dive, a publication of Informa TechTarget,  is looking for a senior editor to report, write, edit and manage the operations of its daily and weekly newsletters. We’re looking for a talented journalist who wants to break news and dig deep into the trends driving the sector as well as shape the team’s coverage for optimal impact and readability.

Utility Dive covers electricity generation, transmission and distribution as well as the ongoing transition of the U.S. power sector to a cleaner and more distributed future. Focuses include renewable and nuclear energy, storage, distributed energy resources, energy efficiency, climate change impacts, reliability and security. We also cover major business developments, including M&As and quarterly earnings calls, among major electric utilities and power sector vendors.

You will cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and seek exclusive news and other unique stories on important industry developments to report on or assign. You’ll also help shape the content of staff and freelance reporters by workshopping story ideas, providing constructive feedback, editing copy and building the daily and weekly newsletters. You’ll be a part of a fast-growing digital product that gives you the freedom to showcase your creativity.

Informa TechTarget serves business-to-business audiences with award-winning journalism, providing news and insights that leaders have come to rely on. The company headquarters are in Newton, Mass.; this publication is based in Washington, D.C., and offers the opportunity for in person, remote or hybrid work.

• Experience level: 5 years at a minimum, strong preference for direct experience reporting on one or more of the topics listed above.
• Proven track record of editing, reporting and writing news stories, preferably on electric utility policy and business developments. An ability to manage ambitious and innovative reporting projects.
• Experience covering power markets, regulatory agencies or legislative bodies at the state and federal levels is preferred.
• Ability to produce original reporting and build sources.
• Aptitude for shaping news stories for the government and business leaders that serve this space, including through the use of public financial filings or source documents, public records requests and data journalism.
• Ability to coach and guide reporters on reporting and writing news and developing longer-term features.
• Experience with substantive editing, copy editing and fact-checking content as well as writing SEO-savvy web headlines
• Strong digital news knowledge and aptitude.
• Comfort with social media and the ability to build an audience on major platforms to enhance the scope and reach of your work.
• Proven ability to consistently conceive of, report, write and publish same-day news stories.
• Ability to work with little oversight to manage operations of a fast-paced, dynamic team that publishes a daily audience-specific newsletter as well as three weekly newsletters.
• Curiosity and inclination to dig deeper into complex subjects and desire to achieve excellence in journalism.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in journalism, English or similar field.

The salary range for the role is $70-90k USD depending on experience.

To apply, go here.