Pensions & Investments seeks a senior reporter

Pensions & Investments, Crain Communications’ international newspaper of money management, is seeking a reporter to join our team. This journalist’s primary focus will be to report and produce editorial content for P&I print and digital publications on the largest hedge fund managers serving institutional investors, and cover the rapid growth of private credit. Such content includes, but is not limited to, breaking news articles, news analysis, news features and enterprise reporting, along with some video and social media posts. Additionally, this journalist will backstop coverage on the growing world of private markets, including private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.

We offer a creative and exciting workplace that values innovation and prioritizes in-depth, analytical reporting and narrative writing. The position will give the successful candidates an opportunity to break stories in the hotly competitive institutional investing space and serve our core audience of industry professionals.

This job will also include the chance to cover the investors (corporate and public pension funds, endowments, foundations and more) in a specific geographic region of the U.S.

Qualified applicants must be able to tell stories that dig deep into trends affecting institutional investing in the U.S.

Preference is for the position to be based in New York but we will consider strong candidates based from a location listed on our site.

Basic Requirements:

• B.A. in journalism or related field required.
• Some experience in business, investing or corporate finance reporting.
• Ability to understand and use corporate financial documents such as 10Ks or proxy statements in your journalism.
• Proven ability to develop sources and work a beat.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment; ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to write accurately and clearly on tight deadlines while also engaging readers with compelling copy.
• Ability to not only cover the news and generate enterprise features, but also to report and write insightful analysis.

Preferences:

• Knowledge of institutional investing and specifically the work of money managers, index providers and other important firms in the sector.
• Basic MS Excel ability.
• Skilled in social media, with track record of using social tools to enhance readership.
• Scoop-obsessed, with a collaborative mind-set.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:

The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000.

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