Reporter, MandateWire

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The role / Position overview

With over 170 subscribing investment management firms, MandateWire is a successful subscription business covering the investment activities of institutional investors across the globe. We are looking for an inquisitive and creative journalist to join our team of reporters based in New York and produce daily news stories on North American institutional investors—predominantly pension funds, foundations, and insurers—within their specific beat.

This is a role for someone who thrives in a congenial and supportive environment, is driven by curiosity, and has a passion for producing accurate and timely news content.

Key responsibilities

• Research and write daily news stories focused on institutional investment activity.
• Build and maintain a strong network of senior institutional investment decision-makers.
• Conduct telephone interviews with key sources across North America.
• Analyze financial data, reports, and other materials to uncover actionable insights.
• Meet daily, monthly, and quarterly editorial deadlines.
• Collaborate with the broader MandateWire and FT newsroom teams.

Required skills / experience

• Journalism experience, preferably in financial services, investments, or pensions.
• Excellent and professional telephone manner with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record to build rapport and interview senior executives.
• Exceptional organizational skills to effectively manage deadlines and workflows.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to sift through large datasets and identify relevant material.
• Clear communicator with strong data interpretation skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative, adaptable approach

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, health coverage, 401k and company match, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further information

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $71,000–$75,000. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skill set; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organisational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.

This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.

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