Reporter, Payments Dive

Informa Group . • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Payments Dive seeks a sharp, experienced Reporter to provide timely, insightful coverage of the payments industry, including its reach into banking and technology. This will include breaking news coverage, enterprise reporting and in-depth features analyzing the trends and issues important to top executives at major payments players. You’ll produce daily briefs and articles that follow business, financial and regulatory developments, including corporate strategy changes, national and state agency moves, legislative proposals, earnings reports and press releases. You’ll also work with other members of the Payments Dive team to conceive and execute bigger editorial projects. Successful candidates will be prepared to quickly develop beat knowledge and sources, deliver daily stories, track down scoops and work on longer-term deadlines. Underlying those tactical efforts, the best candidate will show potential for understanding the broader context of the industry and how the current economic conditions affect it. Most importantly, a candidate will understand what makes for fresh, original storylines. The job will give you an opportunity to build a beat in the burgeoning payments arena, which is part of the broader financial services sphere. You’ll assist in editing stories and the newsletter, attend conferences, meet with sources and collaborate with a team of experienced journalists. This position reports to the Lead Editor.

Requirements

• A track record of strong writing and reporting skills and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced news environment.
• Experience in business, financial services, payments and/or fintech reporting is highly preferred.
• An ability to interpret and analyze business concepts and major news stories, including financial reports, legal documents, SEC filings and government regulations.
• An ability to build relationships with industry, government and other sources and grasp complex subjects related to the payments industry.
• Strong digital news knowledge and aptitude for finding information.
• Deadline-oriented time management skills; an ability to turn around stories on tight deadlines, including breaking news coverage.
• A bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in journalism, English or similar field.
• At least 3 years experience for writing and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in contributing excellent news stories to the Payments Dive web site and daily newsletter, and work with the rest of the team on assignments and editing in a collaborative fashion.
• Help identify key industry storylines we can own.
• Pitch and execute standout pieces on breaking news in the industry, as you follow timely payments topics and broader trends.
• Track analytics to gauge what stories are resonating with readers.
• Work with the Payments team in a growing newsroom that encourages innovative and creative projects.

Benefits

• Great community : a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
• Broader impact : take up to four days per year to volunteer with a philanthropic organization
• Career opportunity : the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning.
• When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out : Open Vacation, plus 10 national holidays, and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level