Pensions & Investments is seeking a reporter to cover family offices and the evolving ecosystem that serves ultra-high-net-worth families.

This reporter will cover a fast-evolving sector at the intersection of investing, wealth management and family enterprise: how single- and multi-family offices allocate capital, structure investment programs, manage operations, governance and succession, select external partners, and navigate changing markets, regulation, technology and lifestyle considerations relevant to the ultra-high-net-worth community.

In addition to reporting for Pensions & Investments, this person will have an opportunity to help build a new P&I family office product from the ground up. As its principal editorial resource, the reporter will help shape the product27s editorial agenda and voice, develop timely and differentiated coverage, and identify ways to expand its value for family office decision-makers and the professionals who serve them. As the product develops, the role offers meaningful scope to help inform new editorial initiatives, newsletters, special reports and event programming, and to take on an expanding role in shaping the product27s growth.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, curious and source-driven journalist who is comfortable covering wealth management and the operations of single- and multi-family offices. This person can break news, explain complex issues clearly and produce coverage that helps sophisticated readers understand what is changing, why it matters and what comes next.

What You27ll Do
Cover family offices, including single-family offices, multi-family offices, their principals and executives, investment leaders, advisers, consultants, private banks, wealth managers, asset managers and service providers.
Break news and develop enterprise stories on investment strategy, asset allocation, governance, succession, direct investing, private markets, philanthropy, tax and regulatory developments, practice management, cybersecurity, luxury and operating-model trends.
Help build P&I27s new family office product as its principal editorial resource, shaping coverage priorities, identifying audience needs and establishing a consistent editorial voice from launch.
Build a strong source network across family offices and the broader private wealth and institutional-investing ecosystem.
Write daily news, analysis, explainers and longer-form features for Pensions & Investments and the new family office product.
Frame stories with a clear sense of audience need and 22why this matters.22
Partner with editors and colleagues to develop and expand the product through newsletters, alerts, special reports, data-driven coverage and family office event programming.
Attend industry conferences and represent P&I with readers, sources and industry leaders.

Core Coverage Areas
Family office investment strategy, asset allocation and portfolio construction
Private equity, venture capital, private credit, real estate, hedge funds and other alternative investments
Direct investing, co-investing and manager selection
Family office governance, succession, leadership, practice management and operating models
Outsourcing, technology, cybersecurity, risk management, luxury and professional services
Philanthropy, impact investing and mission-aligned capital
People moves and talent trends across the family office sector
Private wealth, tax and regulatory developments affecting family offices and their investments
Strategy among multi-family offices, private banks, wealth managers, advisers, consultants and asset managers serving the family office market

What Success Looks Like
Strong, differentiated coverage of family offices and the private capital ecosystem
A steady flow of original, source-driven stories for Pensions & Investments and the new family office product
Clear explanations of complex investment, business and regulatory issues
A distinctive, growing editorial product that is grounded in audience need and established as a trusted resource for the family office community
Strong audience engagement through newsletters, alerts, enterprise coverage, special projects and events
A deep source network among family office executives, principals and the institutions that serve them

Qualifications
Reporting experience in financial journalism, institutional investing, private wealth, family offices, asset management, alternatives or related fields
Strong news judgment and deadline discipline
Ability to explain complex investment, financial and regulatory topics clearly
Proven source-building skills
Familiarity with family office investing and operations, private markets, wealth management or institutional portfolios preferred
Experience contributing to newsletters, special reports, events, data coverage or multimedia products is a plus
Interest in helping to launch and develop an audience-focused editorial product is strongly preferred
Ability to work collaboratively with editors and colleagues while taking ownership of a high-priority coverage area

Location
New York, NY, with in-office presence required at least three days a week, ideally Tuesday26ndash;Thursday.

Pay Transparency Disclosure
The estimated salary range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000.

The final salary offering will take into account experience, accomplishments and location. In addition to base salary, Crain offers competitive benefits, including retirement plan savings contributions and bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.