Morningstar seeks a mutual fund reporter in New York

Morningstar seeks an experienced financial journalist to serve as a mutual fund reporter on our market coverage team.

At Morningstar, our mission is to help investors meet their financial goals, and our coverage of investing and the markets is done through that lens. That means putting day-to-day noise into context while educating readers about the information and trends that are critical to making smart decisions. We are the go-to source for mutual fund data and analysis for individual investors, advisors, and industry professionals.

We are looking for a writer with a lively, engaging style to cover traditional mutual funds and exchange-traded funds for Morningstar.com. This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic reporter to write about fund performance, flows, and product trends for an audience with a deep interest in the subject. When crafting stories, you’ll be able to draw directly from Morningstar’s data, tools, and teams of analysts.

Candidates should have a proven ability to take complex fund or ETF investing subjects and make them accessible to readers whose investing experience may not go beyond having target-date funds in their 401(k)s. In addition, you will be expected to have your own knowledgeable sources outside Morningstar.

Job responsibilities:

• Produce three to four articles per week, ranging from short takes to longer deep dives.
• Identify and report on key performance trends in mutual funds and ETFs.
• Report on how market swings are affecting funds and how managers are responding.
• Dig deep into fund portfolios for stories about the ownership of big-name stocks.
• Highlight important trends among ETFs and how investors are responding to new products.
• Report on fund flows, putting investor decisions in the context of the ups and downs of markets.
• Interview and profile the managers of top-performing and high-profile funds.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years covering mutual funds and the mutual funds industry.
• A passion for writing about investing.
• Proven ability to write on deadline and with same-day turnaround.
• Strong news judgement when identifying subjects for articles.
• Ability to turn data into narratives and graphics.
• Demonstrated comfort with Excel and learning new databases and other tools.
• A curious, creative thinker with a collaborative approach to commentary and storytelling.
• A bachelor’s degree is required.

To apply, go here.