PitchBook News seeks an experienced journalist to break news and cover major trends shaping the venture capital market. This reporter will be a lead contributor to PitchBook’s soon-to-be-launched VC newsletter.
PitchBook News is a growing team of writers and editors who produce compelling journalism with original insights. We shine a light on fascinating people, companies and market trends, leveraging our best-in-class datasets to engage our audience. As a team, we pride ourselves on being endlessly curious and building a collaborative, reader-focused culture driven toward excellence.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Report on trends and major news about venture capital deals, funds and startups, leveraging your own reporting along with PitchBook proprietary data and research
- Deliver original analysis, scoops and other enterprise reporting on your beat
- Serve as a lead contributor and editorial voice for PitchBook’s VC & tech newsletter, helping shape its coverage direction and execution
- Collaborate with PitchBook research analysts, data analysts and data visuals team to produce unique, insightful journalism
- Build and cultivate a deep network of industry sources
- Attend major conferences or other relevant events in person, including some travel when needed
- Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
- Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years’ experience working in journalism
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on the venture capital and/or startup beat
- Proven ability to break news and cultivate a deep network of sources
- Write clearly and concisely with little or no rewriting by editors
- Skill navigating data to find insights and tell stories with charts
- Translating complex financial and tech topics with an engaging and authoritative voice
- Initiative, and ability to pitch and develop your own story topics independently
- Proven ability to juggle multiple projects amid various deadlines
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily
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