Sr. Reporter, Venture Capital

About the role

PitchBook News seeks an experienced journalist to break news and cover major trends shaping the venture capital market. This reporter will be a lead contributor to PitchBook’s soon-to-be-launched VC newsletter.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Report on trends and major news about venture capital deals, funds and startups, leveraging your own reporting along with PitchBook proprietary data and research
• Deliver original analysis, scoops and other enterprise reporting on your beat
• Serve as a lead contributor and editorial voice for PitchBook’s VC & tech newsletter, helping shape its coverage direction and execution
• Collaborate with PitchBook research analysts, data analysts and data visuals team to produce unique, insightful journalism
• Build and cultivate a deep network of industry sources
• Attend major conferences or other relevant events in person, including some travel when needed
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years’ experience working in journalism
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on the venture capital and/or startup beat
• Proven ability to break news and cultivate a deep network of sources
• Write clearly and concisely with little or no rewriting by editors
• Navigate data to find insights and tell stories with charts
• Translate complex financial and tech topics with an engaging and authoritative voice
• Initiative, and ability to pitch and develop your own story topics independently
• Proven ability to juggle multiple projects amid various deadlines
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Benefits + Compensation

• Physical Health: Comprehensive health benefits, additional medical wellness incentives, STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance
• Emotional Health: Paid sabbatical program after four years, paid family and paternity leave, annual educational stipend, CFA exam stipend
• Financial Health: Robust training programs on industry and soft skills, employee assistance program, generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days, matching gifts program, employee resource groups, subsidized emergency childcare, Dependent Care FSA, Company-wide events, quarterly team building events, 401k match, shared ownership employee stock program, monthly transportation stipend

Working Conditions

• The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting
• Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day
• Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $100,000-$130,000
• Target annual bonus percentage: 10%