Reporter, Retail Dive
Reporter, Retail Dive
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Job Description
Retail Dive is looking for you a sharp experienced reporter ready to deliver timely insightful coverage of the retail industry. In this role youll dive into the fastpaced world of physical retail and ecommerce writing breaking news briefs indepth articles and compelling feature stories.
Youll collaborate closely with a team of editors and reporters to develop engaging coverage whether its a quickturn earnings analysis or an investigative deep dive into how a distressed retailers strategy unraveled.
This is your beat to own. Youll pitch original story ideas build strong industry relationships and chase down the stories that matter most. Reporting directly to Retail Dives managing editor youll have the opportunity to shape coverage and make an impact in a dynamic newsroom.
What youll do:
Build an assigned beat
Develop source relationships with organizations and analysts relevant to your beat
Pitch story ideas and work with editors to refine angles
Write an average of 5 items per week of varying length and depth
Identify and support team coverage of key storylines
Produce daily and weekly newsletters alongside your team reporting writing and editing every day in a collaborative fashion
Work as a team player to support Retail Dives ambitious goals
Qualifications :
- A proven track record of strong reporting and writing skills
- Ability to interpret and analyze business concepts earnings reports industry trends and major news stories and to connect the dots to highlight larger trends
- Ability to build relationships with important sources and report on complex subjects
- Experience interpreting and analyzing business and financial news trends and concepts
- Deadlineoriented time management skills; ability to turn around stories on tight deadlines
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced news environment reporters may need to quickly pivot to cover emerging news.
- Bachelors degree or better in journalism English or similar field
- Experience: 24 years experience. Retail coverage preferred or translatable financial reporting experience.
The salary range for the role is $60k88k USD depending on experience.
Additional Information :
We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues have to say at
- Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and we support a range of working patterns
- Great community: a welcoming culture with inperson and online social events our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match funding available too
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning mentoring platforms and ondemand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years plus 10 national holidays a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- Competitive benefits including a 401k match health vision and dental insurance parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders free access to a wellness app and more
- Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programs
- As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most although not all of the skills and experience listed we welcome your application.
At Informa youll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
