Tech Financing Reporter – Level 1 Journalist (Technology Correspondent)

Develop a wide range of sources in the venture capital, startups and tech financing communities and write about the latest trends and deals among tech companies.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Tech Financing Reporter – Level 1 Journalist (Technology Correspondent), you will:

Master source-based reporting and writing; understand financial terms, GP-LP relationships, venture capital fundraising and investing process, and IPOs; ability read companies’ finances from financial statements.

Produce clean, concise, and compelling copy under tight deadline pressure, with the ability to write deep, thoughtful feature stories that make complex tech financing topics understandable both to industry insiders and a wide-ranging audience alike.

Break exclusive news that rivals must follow; report aggressively to identify who will shape the future of the technology industry.

Uncover the impact of foreign capital in funding tech companies in the U.S., and how American VCs invest aboard.

Develop a wide range of sources in the venture capital, startup and tech financing communities; demonstrate beat expertise and dominance.

Appear on Reuters TV, Reuters events, podcasts and across social media platforms to explain the latest tech financing trends.

Obtain an inside look into venture capital communities across the country, from Silicon Valley to New York, from Austin to Miami.

Develop a wide range of sources in the venture capital, startups and tech financing communities.

Focus on covering financing events and trends in the tech industry with exclusive, insightful and actionable stories.

Write deep, thoughtful feature stories that shed light on venture capital trends from Silicon Valley to New York.

Lead and/or reinforce coverage of major news, produce analysis stories and deep dives consistently.

Report aggressively to identify who will shape the future of the technology industry.

Demonstrate beat expertise and dominance.

About You

You're a fit for the role of Tech Financing Reporter – Level 1 Journalist (Technology Correspondent) if your background includes:

Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Journalism Business and Economics Reporting or a closely related field, plus 2 years of work experience as a Reporter or related position.

2 years’ experience reporting on the tech and finance at a major news organization.

2 years’ track record of publishing exclusive stories that have major impact, including moving the stock market, or helping shape policymaking on the tech industry.

2 years’ experience with authoritative voice on how venture capital works and the technologies it funds, with experience as speakers and panelists at major tech conferences.

2 years’ experience with multimedia storytelling skills with on-camera experience.

Must be able to spend 20 to 30 % travel time to Silicon Valley, source building and conference coverage, and to attend meetings and workshops in San Francisco Bay Area.

What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Compensation: $130,000/year