Real Estate Reporter

Crain’s Chicago Business, the premier source of business news in the Chicago metropolitan area, is seeking to expand its market-leading real estate coverage with a data-focused commercial real estate reporter.

This candidate will join an experienced, collaborative team devoted to covering all aspects of the real estate industry for a highly engaged and sophisticated audience. You will work with our current commercial and residential real estate reporters to elevate our coverage on multiple platforms. Ability to create and maintain databases to track industry trends is a must.

Our goal is to break every important real estate story in metro Chicago through a combination of deep sourcing, relentless reporting and a continued focus on delivering what our audience wants.

This full-time position is Chicago-based and requires a collaborative, creative mindset; participation in Crain’s events and podcasts that elevate our brand; and a competitive drive to make Crain’s Chicago Business the authority on real estate coverage statewide and beyond. We offer excellent pay and benefits, as well as opportunities to advance.

Responsibilities:

Generate audience-informed, digitally driven enterprise and daily coverage for a sophisticated readership
Develop sources within the real estate industry with a goal of breaking news; collaborate with other reporters on real estate team on multimedia projects
Help generate ideas for, and participate in, Crain’s events, podcasts and broadcast appearances related to the beat

Requirements:

At least 3 years of experience in a digital-focused newsroom, including reporting, editing or producing
Comfort with Excel and ability to create and maintain databases
Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field
Proven skill at generating story ideas, writing cleanly and quickly, developing sources among key decision-makers and CEOs, breaking news, and working quickly with minimum supervision
Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Understanding of financial and business terminology
Ability to work in newsroom during standard office hours and as needed outside of those hours
Portfolio / examples of recent and relevant work that demonstrates business journalism experience

Preferences

Experience covering a real estate beat
Chicago business reporting experience
Strong preference for b2b real estate reporting in the Chicago market

This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:

The estimated salary range for this position is $55,000 to $80,000.