Senior Reporter - Private Equity

About The Role We’re looking for a Senior Private Equity Reporter to join PEI Group’s welcoming, diverse, and growing team based here in New York. The successful candidate will cover the fast-paced world of private equity for PEI Private Equity in the US. This position is weighted heavily toward original reporting and involves breaking news, writing exclusives, identifying and analysing trends, as well as producing longer-form features, profiles and columns. The Senior Reporter will aim to produce content that leads with analysis and informed perspective. This will involve collaborating with editors on ideas, sourcing, and story structures with an eye to delivering valuable information that consistently speaks to our core audience of private equity professionals and advisors. The Senior Reporter will also take the lead on some projects and will demonstrate leadership in other ways as part of a team of reporters, including potentially editing articles and helping to train reporters with less experience. Other responsibilities will include writing e-newsletters and articles that profile firms and people, identify and analyse trends in PE transactions and other 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. For more information about PEI Private Equity, please visit https://www.pei.group/platforms/private-equity/ The successful candidate will:Produce at least three articles each week consistent with our mission of delivering exclusive news, analyses, and feature articlesBreak news and deliver scoops frequentlyAuthor the e-newsletter on a regular basis, beginning with once per week and growing in frequency over time.Conduct interviews and actively develop relationships with a network sources, especially private equity partners, investment bankers and other deal advisors, and readersIncorporate internal and external data into stories as context and in some instances to inform the angle of the storyCommunicate and collaborate with colleagues across PEI’s Private Equity group as appropriate to optimize content planning, coordination and executionHave a strong contact book of private equity practitioners, investment bankers and others in the industryAttend industry events (PEI and external, in-person or virtual) and represent the publication as an ambassador. Participate as moderator or other comparable role at such events. Such activities may include travel.Assist where necessary with aspects of the content production process, including sourcing PEI data and research, optimizing for SEO/AEO, and identifying and sourcing images for use with articles (photos, charts, etc)Share expertise with less experienced reporters on the team and company.In alignment with content strategy, use social media, primarily LinkedIn, to amplify contentUse AI tools in alignment with company strategy and policyPotential duties may also include participation in podcasts, videos, etc.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.Produce tables and infographics About You Requirements We are looking for someone who isIntellectually curiousFlexible, able to adapt to changeDeadline-orientedSelf-motivatedComfortable multi-taskingSkilled in producing quality longer-form/enterprise journalismStrong attention to detailKeen to use data within their reporting Qualification & Experience5+ years of experience in business or financial reporting requiredHas a proven track record of delivering scoops and breaking newsA proven authoritative voice in the private equity/M&A market and/or specific industry sectors within private equity/M&A.Familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, particularly for interrogating data via Excel or other tools Personal Attributes Excellent people skillsExcellent observation and judgment skills to extract and develop compelling storiesAbility to meet deadlinesStrong communication skills that manifest in quality interviewing and clear, concise writingAbility to stay organized and calm under pressureStrong attention to detailDesire to be part of a dynamic business with high growth expectations and global reachThis 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.