About The RoleAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Infrastructure Investor team as a Senior Reporter in our New York office! The senior reporter will play a key part - together with Infrastructure Investor's Americas editor and Editor-in-Chief - in driving our North American coverage, across short and long-form formats. The role enjoys a good degree of autonomy in that the person performing it is expected to take the lead in generating story ideas, features and so forth, based on a strong contact book. Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key managers, investors and advisors is crucial to the role. As is the ability to leverage those relationships to produce exclusive, proprietary content that is unavailable elsewhere.
Responsibilities and duties- Write and post news, features, op-eds, and multimedia items on a regular basis.
- Pitch content ideas and canvass the latest trends and developments in the asset class.
- Generate exclusive and proprietary content on a regular basis.
- Assist with curating our content hubs and newsletter send-outs.
- Host, transcribe and write roundtables.
- Constant interaction with the market, keeping in touch with existing sources and developing new contacts to consolidate brand awareness and cultivate stories.
- Ensure optimal use of complementary data, involving close collaboration with Research & Analytics, where appropriate.
- When appropriate, collaborate with the PEI Events team, and moderate discussions at events hosted by the Company.
About YouEssential Experience - A bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience in journalism or related field
- Developing a network of contacts among senior professionals
- Breaking off-diary stories
- Writing analysis
Essential Knowledge/Skills- Exceptional organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to research market trends
- Ability to turn complex data into accessible editorial content
- A high understanding of both print and digital journalism and the different approaches required
Personal Characteristics- Self-motivated and willing to take responsibility
- A team player, recognising the need to collaborate to deliver on the product's mission
- Comfortable receiving and acting on regular feedback
- Ability to learn on the job and progress quickly
- Resilient under pressure - able to juggle competing priorities and ensure key deadlines are met
- High degree of personal pride in own and company work, constantly striving to improve motivation
Motivation- Ambitious to meet own personal and organisational goals
- Desire to be part of a dynamic business with high growth expectations
- Keen to stretch self and develop career at PEI
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