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Reporter, Investment Banking

S&P Global Market Intelligence

The Role: Reporter, Investment Banking

Are you interested in advancing your career in business journalism? If so, we are seeking a reporter to cover financial services companies with a focus on investment banks, M&A and capital markets. Sitting on one of the most high-profile teams in our newsroom, this beat includes covering i-banks large and small, especially those who advise financial institution companies. We’re seeking candidates who are ready to learn and can take advantage of our training and guidance in how to cover dealmaking developments. This position is perfect for a self-starter who is not afraid to make a bunch of calls to get to the bottom of a story.

Grade ( relevant for internal applicants only ): 08

The Location: Charlottesville, VA/Washington D.C. Remote workers considered based on experience.

The Team: Reporters and editors around the world collaborate to bring readers breaking news and in-depth reporting on the regulatory changes, M&A activity and business trends impacting the financial sector. We value interpersonal skills, creative thinking, teamwork, a passion for news, curiosity and of course, accurate writing.

The Impact: Investment bankers are one of our largest readership groups, and stories about the space consistently top our most-read lists. Our in-depth, data-driven coverage of the broader trends behind the headlines enables us to develop differentiated content.

What’s in it for you:

• Ownership of a fast-paced, dynamic beat with a large reader base: One day you might be writing an analysis on news developments coming out of Goldman Sachs, the next highlighting how an M&A adviser won an assignment or tracking down hires and fires at a depository-focused investment bank.
• Grow your source base and industry knowledge by attending conferences and events around the country.
• Use our unmatched data to tell stories while working closely with in-house data journalists and subject matter authorities.
• Leadership and mentorship opportunities.
• Be part of a global team of journalists and editors passionate about news.

Responsibilities:

• Break news on investment banks
• Write follow-ups on investment bank mergers and major company developments
• Track hiring trends in the investment banking world
• Juggle multiple assignments
• Write spot coverage of breaking news, earnings and regulatory developments
• Craft data-driven stories on the trends shaping the investment banking space
• Brainstorm ideas for coverage to build our brand while collaborating with editors and data journalists

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Journalism or related field preferred)
• Impeccable writing skills
• At least two years of journalism experience
• Openness to editorial feedback
• Drive to beat the other outlets to the big stories

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in business journalism
• Journalism degree
• Knowledge of M&A transactions and capital markets
• Experience with data analysis

About Company Statement:

S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is important-some of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful. We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction.

S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make…