Reporter, Economy & Finance

As Newsweek celebrates its 90-year anniversary, we’re looking for an economy reporter who can take financial reporting past earnings reports, and market updates to help people understand how financial forces impact them. Subtopics on the beat could include anything from home affordability, income inequality, loan debt, and personal finance tips to crypto and a fragile banking sector.  Americans are feeling the pinch of higher prices, skyrocketing debt, and wages that are struggling to keep up. There’s never been a better time to chronicle changes in the economy and personal finance, guiding people to answers that allow them to understand the economy and how to navigate it to lead richer lives. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can cultivate sources and outlets to be first (or best) in a competitive news environment. They’ll be able to successfully balance the need to write short, rapid stories with more detailed pieces that show the day-to-day human impacts of fiscal policies and market forces.

Responsibilities:

Building up sources, alerts and agency lists to spot trends and deliver quick hits in a competitive environment. This position will publish stories every day.
Understanding audience, selecting stories on issues with broad reach and impact.
Balancing the need for fast turns with unique features. Speed is important, but we understand that unique quality takes time. Being able to balance the two and shift between modes is key to success in this role.
Subject matter knowledge (or willingness to learn rapidly) around money and finance reporting.

Requirements:

Previous experience in a fast-paced digital news environment.
Multitasking reporting and writing speed. While we measure impact and readership more than activity, this beat will deliver multiple stories a day while chipping away at broader enterprise work.
The ability to be a self starter, coming up with unique story angles to boost audience and build Newsweek’s credibility and authority.
Clean, accurate writing. Editors will be there to backstop your work, but ensuring accuracy starts with you.
Basic understanding of digital news media tools like Microsoft Office, Wordpress and similar tools of the trade. Fluency in Excel or other ways to rapidly crunch data when needed preferred.

Familiarity with real-time readership resources like Chartbeat, Parse.lyGoogle Trends or Google Analytics is a plus.
A bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, communications or a related field.

Salary Range : $65,000 + , with bonus potential, commensurate with experience