The Deal seeks editor in New York

The Deal LLC, a division of TheStreet Inc. recently named as one of Folio:’s Top Places to Work in Media and whose newsroom was just awarded the prestigious SABEW award for Digital General Excellence for the second consecutive year, is seeking an experienced Editor in its New York headquarters.

The editor will work with The Deal writers as well as our various newsrooms to formulate and produce clear, engaging columns and news stories on a variety of business and general interest topics related to mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, private equity deals and other transactions for our daily and weekly publications. The editor will also oversee the publication of our twice-daily digital newspaper, The Daily Deal.

The editor must be experienced in markets with an understanding of M&A practices. The right candidate will be able to edit stories, write headlines, fact-check and assign stories on a wide variety of business and market topics.

Other Responsibilities include:

• Evaluate news leads and tips to develop story ideas.
• Follow market trends and generate clear, sophisticated, engaging story ideas and analysis that will be useful to a readership of investment bankers, attorneys, money managers and other market professionals.
• Write compelling, provocative headlines in real time.
• Gather and verify factual information regarding story through interview, observation and research.
• Organize material, determine emphasis and prepare stories for pubication according to The Deal editorial style.
• Represent The Deal on television, video or as a speaker at industry events.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have proven success at leading a team of writers to generate unique and sophisticated financial stories;
• Be able to develop a source network of hedge fund managers, investment bankers and attorneys;
• Be familiar with company income statements and balance sheets and know how to find news in Securities and Exchange Commission filings;
• Have a working knowledge of corporate finance, specifically private investments in public equity
• Be familiar with measures of how companies are valued;
• Have experience covering legal issues and securities law in particular;
• Have some experience with using financial databases such as Bloomberg, Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ or Thomson Reuters Knowledge.

Other Requirements:

• 5+ years prior financial reporting experience with at least 2+ years editing experience
• Degree in Journalism, Business, English or equivalent professional experience
• Time spent in the trenches of business reporting is essential, and a desire to write and report stories and columns is also a plus
• Very strong writing and questioning/investigative skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Comfort level with financial terminology and numbers
• Strong interest in global “deal” economy: M&A, venture capital, private equity, etc.

To apply:
Please send your resume and salary requirements with “TDE-TST” in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com.