Reuters Deals Group seeks reporter to cover VC and private equity

The Thomson Reuters Deals Group seeks a high-energy journalist to cover the private equity and venture capital investment programs of pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other large investors, predominantly in the Western United States.

It is a fantastic opportunity to cover one of the fastest-growing areas of institutional money management—a market with well more than $1 trillion in buying power. The position will write for two key Reuters Deals Group publications: Venture Capital Journal, a leading voice in the venture capital industry for more than 50 years, and peHUB.com, an online news blog and community for venture capitalists and private equity professionals.

The position requires the ability to score interviews with VCs and senior institutional investors and their advisers; deliver a regular stream of scoops about allocations and fundraisings; write news analysis pieces on tight deadlines; and moderate panels and generate ideas for conferences. The senior writer will also craft occasional feature stories. The features must be well-organized and make effective use of quotations, statistics and examples to prove out an angle of high value to subscribers.

The ideal candidate is a skilled reporter with experience covering the venture capital ecosystem, anxious to use social media to engage with readers, and who operates conscientiously, but with a sense of urgency, and believes deeply in being a team player.

Five years of experience in a business reporting position or equivalent.

To apply, go here.