Temporary Wealth Reporter (With Fluency in Chinese)

Forbes is looking to hire inquisitive college students, recent graduates or graduate students to investigate and cover the world’s wealthiest people. That person will be an integral part of the team that produces one of our most popular projects, The World’s Billionaires list, our annual ranking of the richest people on the planet. The position will begin as early as mid-December 2023 and last until mid-April 2024.

Responsibilities include:

Gathering information on billionaires through old-school reporting: digging through financial filings and annual reports, conducting phone interviews with billionaires themselves and reaching out to third-party sources.
Helping to compile Forbes’ net worth estimates.
Writing bios about billionaires you cover.
Creating web features and short magazine articles about billionaires.

The ideal candidate:

Prior experience in writing or finance.
Interest in delving into financial documents.
Interest in covering successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople.
Strong analytical and reporting skills.
Comfort with financial figures and terms.
Full fluency in Chinese (written and verbal) is a must.
Ability to quickly translate Chinese-language text to English.
Experience digging through China’s regulatory filings.
Experience writing on or interest in China’s economic, political or business environment.

How to Apply

We will be accepting applications through December 4, 2023.

In your application, please include:

Your resume
A cover letter describing yourself, why you’re interested in Forbes and what you can bring to the Forbes newsroom.
3 written clips
Candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted on a rolling basis and will be asked to complete a short reporting exercise.

The hourly rate for this role is $24.00 - $24.00