Dow Jones’ premium professional platform WSJ Pro Venture Capital is looking for a competitive and enterprising reporter who can deliver deal scoops as well as write insightful features about investing trends. In this role, you will be part of a team of reporters covering the tech and finance dynamics of venture capital, focusing on emerging trends and investment strategies. We cover early-stage funds and deals, as well as M&A transactions and IPO offerings. This position requires someone comfortable talking with both founders about tech innovation and general partners about fund performance.
WSJ Pro Venture Capital is a leading source of news, analysis and data for venture capital professionals. To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience align with the requirements of the role. Please also submit work samples. This position is based in San Francisco.
You Will:
- Cover venture capital funds, dealmaking and investing trends
- Turn around scoops on tight deadlines
- Write data-centered analysis and insightful features
- Contribute to WSJ Pro Venture Capital’s daily newsletter
- Be a collegial team player who is comfortable collaborating as well as doing solo work
You Have:
- At least 3-5 years of journalism experience
- A track record of breaking exclusive news
- The ability to explain complex concepts in clear and engaging ways
- Ability to mine data to generate stories
Chris RoushChris 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.