Reporter, Fundfire

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The role / Position overview
FundFire, a Financial Times publication, is seeking an experienced and motivated Reporter to cover institutional investing, asset management, and the evolving landscape of financial services. This role involves breaking news, writing in-depth analyses, and developing a strong network of sources across the industry. The reporter will collaborate closely with editors and colleagues to deliver insightful, high-impact journalism that serves FundFire’s readership of industry professionals. Please include a resume and a cover letter explaining why you are the right fit for this position along with links to three clips. Clips can include articles, graphics, sound files of webcasts, or anything else which showcases your work.

Key responsibilities

• Report and write daily news stories and about three-weekly longer analytical pieces on institutional investing and asset management.
• Develop a network of industry sources to uncover exclusive stories and provide in-depth coverage.
• Monitor trends, regulatory developments, and major shifts in asset management, private equity, hedge funds, and wealth management.
• Collaborate with editors and colleagues to ensure accuracy, clarity, and impact in reporting.
• Represent FundFire at industry events, conferences, and interviews to improve reporting and build relationships.
• Uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity, accuracy, and impartiality.

Required skills / experience

• Proven experience in financial journalism, business reporting, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of institutional investing, asset management, and financial markets.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and engaging articles under tight deadlines.
• Excellent research skills and the ability to analyze sophisticated financial topics.
• Strong communication and networking skills to build and maintain industry contacts.
• Experience using data and analytics to improve reporting is a plus.

What’s in it for you? Our benefits
Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, health coverage, 401k and company match, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships, and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further information
A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $75,000-$85,000. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skill set, experience and training, certifications, and other business and organisational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.

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