We’re seeking a Senior News Writer to join our Content team and produce spot news, Day 2 stories, and data-driven enterprise stories on private equity, venture capital, private debt, hedge funds, real estate, and infrastructure.
Working with cutting-edge technology alongside more than 500 researchers in 15 offices across the globe, you’ll be the first to see and report on some of the biggest deals, funds, and companies in private capital, tracking the emerging themes in an industry we expect to hit $30tn by 2030.
You’ll join a friendly, supportive Content team working across the US, London, and Singapore. We offer a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment that values initiative, drive, and commitment to delivering the best-quality content to our global audience.
Department
Marketing
Employment Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
London
Workplace type
Hybrid
Reporting To
VP, Content – News, Marketing
What you’ll be doing:
* Sourcing and writing daily news stories for Preqin’s audiences of institutional, professional, and private wealth investors, fund managers, and service providers.
* Deliver high-level data-led stories.
* Building and maintaining a network of contacts in the industry, regularly interviewing market sources for stories and commentary.
* Deliver high-level reporting for Preqin’s audience through long- and short-form content, including data-led stories, reports, interviews and newsletters on the private capital industry.
* Maintain exceptional editorial quality in both written copy and data handling.
* Moderate webinars and roundtables and carry out regular interviews with industry experts.
* Collaborate with peers across the business on new technology that helps access and refine our data and deliver news stories to our customers.
* Train, mentor, and provide feedback to help upskill emerging writers on the team and within the wider business.
What you’ll bring to us:
* Ideally a background in journalism, curious mindset and solid research and interviewing skills.
* Experience in a fast-paced publishing environment, producing high quality content for professional audiences.
* A good understanding of financial markets and economics, with experience in private markets preferred.
* A passion for data-driven storytelling and new styles of data visualization.
* An inquisitive and open mind, with a willingness and ability to learn new topics quickly.
* Strong numeracy skills, both spoken and written.
Why join us?