Senior reporter

We at PEI Group are looking for a senior reporter to join our welcoming, diverse, and growing team based in New York.

Writing for New Private Markets, the successful candidate will cover the dynamic markets of private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure with a focus on sustainability, ESG and impact investment. Specifically, the senior reporter will write exclusive, insightful and actionable stories that are clearly differentiated from mainstream sustainability-focused and investment-focused publications.

The senior reporter will produce stories ranging in length from single-paragraph newsletter entries to richly sourced deep-dive investigations; all with an eye on delivering proprietary information, insight and context. Commentary writing and exclusive news also form an important part of the senior reporter’s role.

Other responsibilities will include writing articles that profile firms and people, identify and analyse trends in fundraising and other activities, and other key community developments including key personnel moves.

At all times, the goal is to seek out the impact of those developments rather than merely recounting the news, and to think deeply about the type of information and angle that our audience will value.

• Contribute regularly to New Private Markets (newprivatemarkets.com)
• Maintain a constant handle on key news and events in our marketplace with a view to recommending appropriate coverage
• Determine, pitch, research, and produce off-diary news, analysis and commentary
• Maintain access to a network of relevant senior market contacts
• Be highly attentive to details and accuracy
• Think laterally about the most appropriate format (eg. written vs podcast vs data visualisation)
• Communicate regularly and openly with team and meet deadlines
• Work effectively as part of a team, taking responsibility for creation and delivery of one of our weekly newsletters
• Attending and reporting from industry events, including PEI Group’s own conferences

This role will involve gaining access to and publishing sensitive and privileged information. The reporter will be expected to understand and adhere to journalistic ethics and consult with editors on any potential conflicts.

Editorial strategy

While not expected to set editorial direction for New Private Markets, the senior reporter will work closely with the editor to assist them in doing so, by providing market insight and feedback, and by pitching creative ideas.

About you

Requirements

We are looking for someone who is:

• a team player
• able to work in a fast-paced environment with daily deadlines
• excited about face-to-face meetings with industry sources, and keen to “work the phones” to break news
• has excellent observation and judgment skills to extract develop and develop compelling stories
• stays organised and calm under pressure
• comfortable multi-tasking
• self-motivated
• excited about engaging with a sophisticated audience

Qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a business reporter. Experience covering private equity, private debt, infrastructure or sustainable finance a plus
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Superb communication and networking skills
• Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, and familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn.
• Infogram experience a plus

Who we are:

PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of more than 490 people, spread across EMEA, USA and Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets. We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.

 What we do:

 PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing, profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events.

Wherever our markets are active – in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and elsewhere – PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes, identifying active investors and their capital allocations, and scanning ahead for regulatory changes, new compliance requirements and other risk factors.

At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equal opportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.