Reporter - Washington DC
Reporter - Washington DC
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11-04-2025
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11-04-2025
Job Description
ThispositionrequiresapresenceinWashingtonDC.
AcceptingPitchesfromFreelanceReportersinWashingtonD.C.
AbouttheOpportunity:
TheRealDealislookingtoexpanditscoveragetotheWashingtonD.C.area.Wearecurrentlyopentopitchesfromfreelancereporterswithbusinessnewsexperienceforfeaturelengthstoriesaboutimportantcharactertrendsandstoriesinthelocalrealestatemarket.
Thisopportunityisperfectformotivatedjournalistswithaknackforsourcingwithcolorfulcharactersinsightfulanalysisofcomplexmarketsandcompellingstorytelling.YoullhavetheopportunitytocontributeoriginalstoriestobothourwebsiteandournationalmonthlymagazineofferingindepthfeaturesandinvestigativereportingrelevanttotheDCrealestatemarket.
AboutTheRealDeal:
TheRealDealisaleadingrealestatenewsplatformheadquarteredinNewYorkCityrecognizedfordeliveringindepthandbreakingstoriesonthekeyplayersandtrendsshapingtheindustry.WecovermajormarketsincludingNewYorkMiamiChicagoLosAngelesSanFranciscoandtheTexasTriangle.
WearecurrentlyacceptingpitchesfromtalentedfreelancenewsreportersbasedinWashingtonDCwhoarepassionateaboutcoveringtheintersectionofmoneypowerandpersonalityintherealmofrealestate.TRDfocusesnotonlyonrealestatebutitsimpactonpoliticsfinancelawentertainmentandotherbusinesssectors.
Process:
PitchwithnotesonpotentialsourcesanecdotesdatapointstoTRDseditors
Onceapprovedcraftthestoryondeadlinetalkingwithimportantexpertsandcharactersintheworldofrealestate
Produceacleanwellwrittennarrativefeaturebetween750and2000words
WorkwithTRDseditorstofinalizethestoryrespondingtotheirnotesandquestionsthoroughly
WhoWereLookingFor:
Provenwritinginterviewingandreportingskillswiththeabilitytoproducecleanaccuratecopyontightdeadlinesfrombreakingnewstolongformfeatures.
Strongnarrativevoiceandauthorityinwriting.
Expertiseandarobustnetworkofsourcesinoneormoreofourcoverageareasincludingresidentialbrokeragecommercialrealestate(officeretailindustrialdevelopment)politicsandpolicyandtechnology.
Abilitytoanalyzeandinterpretdatafromdatabasespropertyrecordsfinancialreportsandothersourcestocreateimpactfulrealestateindustrystories.
Understandingofandadherencetojournalisticstandardsethicsandprotocols.
Businesswritingexperienceisnecessary.
Requirements:
MustbephysicallypresentinWashingtonDCforinpersonreporting.
Atleast5yearsofexperienceinjournalismnewsreportingorarelatedfield
Pleasenote:thisisafreelancepositionCompensationwillbeperwordbasedonthefinishedstory
IfyoureinWashingtonDCandhavecompellingstoryideasthatalignwithourcoveragewewanttohearfromyou!Pleasesubmityourresumerelevantwritingsamplesandyourpitch.
Who We Are:
The Real Deal is the largest realestate news outlet in the US reaching millions of professionals daily through our media channels. We have received 60 awards for editorial excellence over the past six years including the General Excellence award from the Society of Business Writers and Editors.
Quantcast rates us among the 300most visited sites in the US and the website with the wealthiest audience and one of the most educated.
As a publication The Real Deal is to real estate what Variety is to entertainment or what Politico is to Beltway politics a pluggedin news outlet that is read by the entire industry.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We partner with our employees to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace and through higher education programs supporting rising journalists.
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