Business Insider Is Hiring A Senior Reporter For Our Paid Research Service
Jan 14, 2014, 02:00 IST
We're looking for a dedicated and fearless Senior Reporter to head up a new reporting team at our paid tech industry research service, BI Intelligence. In addition to being the service's resident news junkie, the Senior Reporter will lead day-to-day industry news coverage, including our morning Insider newsletters, news notes, and Q&As. What Is BI Intelligence? BI Intelligence is a subscription research service from Business Insider that provides in-depth analysis on the tech industry. The service has experienced rapid growth since its launch in mid-2012 and has expanded from its original focus on mobile to cover additional tech-related topics. Until now, the service has focused mostly on research reports, charts, and data. The Senior Reporter will help spearhead our expansion into industry news. Check out BII here. Who's Right For The Job? The candidate must have enough experience to help build and lead the reporting team, which will collect industry news and be expected to produce scoops across our main coverage areas: digital payments and mobile computing. The ideal Senior Reporter must be a true beat reporter, comfortable speaking daily with top leaders and analysts across tech, and developing sources within all the relevant companies, large and small. This person will be an excellent writer who can turn out clear copy that simplifies complicated issues and industries, without dumbing them down. The Senior Reporter will also have an unerring eye for news, as he or she will have to decide which tips or developing news to prioritize, and lead the reporters as they collect and analyze large volumes of industry news items every day to make sense of for our Insider morning newsletters. Finally, the ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of the main trends shaping the tech industry, and may have already carved out substantial expertise in one of our industry niches. Desired Skills & Experience: If this role is for you, here are some of the other traits you must possess:
- At least five years experience as a tech or trade reporter
- Experience managing reporting teams
- An ability to identify the news and information that will help our subscribers do their jobs better
- Ability to write clearly and rapidly about complicated topics, without becoming bogged down in jargon
- Attention to detail and an intolerance for sloppy or poorly sourced reporting
- Persistence and creativity in reporting - the kind of doggedness that turns tips or hunches into scoops
- Ability to work in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment, alongside analysts and editors
- Bachelor's degree or higher. College-level knowledge of statistics, calculus, accounting or economics preferred
Skills:
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- Comfortable with all aspects of modern beat reporting: phone interviewing, attending industry events, cultivating insider sources online and offline.
- Experience interviewing CEOs and top entrepreneurs
- Solid grounding in business analysis fundamentals
- Strong communication skills
- An interest in data-driven stories and trends
- Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint is helpful, but not required