The Verge is seeking a streaming and entertainment reporter

The Verge

As the leading independent modern media company, Vox Media ignites conversations and influences culture. Across digital, podcasts, TV, streaming, live events, and print, we tell stories that affect our audience’s daily lives and entertain as much as they inform.

Our portfolio features influential and respected editorial properties including Vox, New York Magazine, The Verge, The Cut, Eater, Vulture, The Strategist, Polygon, SB Nation, Intelligencer, Curbed, Grub Street and Recode. Off-platform, the Vox Media Podcast Network offers one of the largest collections of popular podcasts, and Vox Media Studios produces and distributes the award-winning nonfiction shows. Powered by innovative technology that scales quality, the Chorus publishing platform and Concert advertising marketplace answer the always-changing needs of modern audiences, creators and marketers.

Vox Media has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in Media,” an Inc. “Company of the Year,” Digiday’s “Best Company for Parents,” and one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

The Verge is looking for a reporter to cover the future of streaming and entertainment with a focus on the big players who are steering the industry. From YouTube’s CoComelon to Disney Plus to the Netflix machine, you’ll connect the people driving forward entertainment at the highest levels — delivering news, reports, and analysis on developments in streaming and entertainment, with a focus on how these businesses operate.

As streaming and entertainment reporter, you’ll cover the notable stories of the day — like new and exciting film & tv franchises, big entertainment deals, and changing parts of the business like Netflix fee hikes. We’re looking for someone who gets excited about digging into new streaming services and explaining why they matter — even if they’re Quibi.

Reporters at The Verge are responsible for working with editors to identify and develop a beat. As a reporter, you will examine the streaming and entertainment industry, following the news and connecting incremental change with bigger ideas. Beyond the news, you will unpack the future of streaming and entertainment through original reporting and work your way up to delivering scoops on your beat.

Responsibilities include:

Developing your beat with coverage from news to larger reports and analysis. Daily news writing is a must
Working across our teams to find stories at the intersection of technology and culture
Establish your beat and lead conversations: become the go-to reporter on the business of streaming & entertainment
Develop and nourish sources inside the major companies and organizations on your beat
Proactively pitch news and analysis, and help vet stories
Help us maintain our collaborative and ambitious team culture’

Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of the streaming and entertainment industry, including the major players and how they operate
2+ years of reporting experience
Strong writing skills, including the ability to identify compelling angles and develop them effectively

This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.