Are you the next star commercial real estate reporter for the San Francisco Business Times?
We’re seeking an experienced, scoop-driven, hard news animal of a reporter to continue our long-term ownership of the commercial real estate beat. You’ll provide a steady diet of exclusive breaking news for our online daily edition, and longer-form stories for our weekly print product and special publications in perhaps the most vibrant real estate market in the country: the Bay Area.
You’ll build on our history as the go-to source of news, data and perspective on San Francisco’s commercial and residential real estate scene. Your top mission is to own and grow the audience, by every measure. To do so, you’ll need strong traditional journalism skills — source-building, networking, interviewing, reporting and writing.
Duties
You’ll create a source network of the developers, brokers, architects, contractors, policy wonks, politicians and more in the Bay Area. You’ll provide a steady diet of exclusive breaking news for our online daily edition, and longer-form stories for our weekly print product and special publications in one of the most vibrant real estate markets in the country. The reporter will have the opportunity to write profiles and trend stories. We are looking for a storyteller who can make sense of the economic impact of breaking news for our readers. We also host events on real estate that draw up to 800 attendees.
Skills
-Source-building, networking, interviewing, reporting and writing.
-Serious online and social media chops
-Familiar and comfortable with using photos, video, data and alternative forms to tell the story.
-Experienced, confident and professional journalist with proven breaking news-oriented experience for an online, daily or weekly business publication.
-Commercial real estate coverage experience a big plus.
-Ability to work independently, remotely and on your own initiative.
-An unquenchable thirst for scoops.
-Existing Bay Area residents preferred.
Experience
-1-2 years at an established news organization covering a beat
Education
-Education: College graduate
To apply, go here.
