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Reporter - Debtwire North America

ION$80K — $130K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Previous experience covering fixed-income markets a plus
  • Strong writing skills and an investigative mindset
  • Time management and communication skills
  • Networking and contact-building skills
  • A self-starter attitude with a cooperative approach

Responsibilities

  • Drive to break news and deliver actionable intelligence on restructuring situations
  • Exhibit an investigative mindset and strong writing skills
  • Demonstrate an understanding of fixed income and broader financial markets
  • Build and maintain a strong network of contacts
  • Manage time effectively while communicating with the team
  • Take initiative with a collaborative approach

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus
  • Paid holidays and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage
  • Commuter FSA and Family Building Benefits
Full Job Description
The Role:

Debtwire, a leading provider of global fixed income news, analysis and data for more than two decades, is looking for a reporter eager to break news in the North American credit market.

Working on the news desk in New York with sweeping views of Central Park, candidates will be expected to generate scoops on stressed and distressed companies as part of a team of journalists and credit and legal analysts. While we provide extensive market training on the job, the ideal candidate will have a basic understanding of finance and previous journalism experience.

Debtwire journalists are expected to use their own initiative to uncover leads from market sources at investment funds, law firms, advisory shops and beyond. They also extensively collaborate with colleagues. We are looking for candidates with at least one year of experience working at a financial news outlet or internships at top tier publications.

The position offers opportunities for travel and moderating at industry conferences.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Drive to break news and deliver actionable intelligence on restructuring situations.
  • An investigative mindset and good writing skills.
  • An understanding of fixed income markets, a strong grasp of and an interest in the broader financial and legal markets.
  • Outstanding networking and contact building skills.
  • Excellent time management and communication ability.
  • A self-starter attitude with a cooperative approach.


Required Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:

  • Previous experience covering fixed-income markets a plus
  • Strong writing skills and an investigative mindset
  • Time management and communication skills
  • Networking and contact-building skills
  • A self-starter attitude with a cooperative approach


$80,000 - $130,000 a year

Salary Range and benefits:

The estimated salary range is $80,000 - $130,000. Salary is negotiable depending on experience and skills.

Our total rewards program is designed to support employee well-being and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, a 401(k), and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional benefits include life insurance, short and long-term disability, Commuter FSA, Family Building Benefits, and more. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

About ION

Ion Television is an American broadcast television network owned by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented entertainment programming. It rebranded as i: Independent Television on July 1, 2005, converting into a general entertainment network featuring recent and older acquired programs. The network adopted its identity as Ion Television on January 29, 2007, and currently airs programming in daily binge blocks of one program, usually acquired procedural dramas. The network also carries some holiday specials and films before Christmas. Ion is available throughout most of the United States through its group of 48 owned-and-operated stations and 23 network affiliates, as well as through distribution on cable and satellite providers; since 2014, the network has also increased affiliate distribution in several markets through the digital subchannels of local television stations owned by companies such as Gray Television and Nexstar Media Group where the network is unable to maintain a main channel affiliation with or own a standalone station, for the same purpose as the distribution of Ion's main network feed via cable and satellite. The network's stations cover all of the top 20 U.S. markets and 37 of the top 50 markets. Ion's owned-and-operated stations cover 64.8% of the United States population, by far the most of any U.S. station ownership group; it is able to circumvent the legal limit of covering 39% of the population because all of its stations operate on the UHF television band, which is subject to a discount in regard to that limit. In the digital age, the restoration of the UHF discount has proven controversial with other broadcast groups and FCC rulings between presidential administrations, though as the network's parent company mainly acquired low-performing stations and stations on the fringes of markets which targeted lower-profile cities in the analog age, it has not been an issue with Ion Media itself.
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