Mergermarket seeks M&A reporter in Chicago

Mergermarket is seeking a full-time reporter to cover mergers and acquisitions and other corporate finance news to serve its subscribers, which include investment banks, law firms, private equity firms, accounting firms and large corporations.

The reporter will be an important part of our Chicago-based team, providing coverage of both small and medium and larger corporations involved in deal-making.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, with the ability to independently source story ideas and actively network to build a local source base.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS or equivalent
• 3+ years’ experience in journalism or related roles
• An experienced journalist that is also a savvy networker.
• The ideal candidate should possess a natural curiosity about how the world works, and demonstrate an ability to seek out original story ideas.
• An interest in business journalism and the facets of corporate strategy
• Ability to attend investor conferences and other networking events in Chicago and across the Midwest. Occasional travel may be required, but most responsibilities could be executed locally.
• Superior communication skills and ability to collaborate with reporters across the Americas and globally, when required.
• Strong time-management skills to balance hours spent scheduling and conducting phone interviews, on-site interviews, source meetings, conference attendance and writing.
• Ability to produce up to five articles or about 2,500 words per week for the news service.
• Can write concise and clean copy with compelling leads.
• Seeks to understand needs and interests of Mergermarket’s niche reader base, and write copy that fits those requirements.

To apply, go here.