Senior Reporter

ACAMS•Washington, DC

2d•Remote

About The Position

ACAMS is the leading international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC professionals globally. With over 120,000 current members across 200+ countries and territories, ACAMS is committed to the mission of combatting financial crime through the provision of anti-money laundering/counterterrorism-financing, anti-fraud and sanctions knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, risk-mitigation services, and platforms for public-private dialogue. The association’s CAMS certification is the gold-standard qualification for AFC professionals. It also offers CGSS certification for sanctions professionals, CAFS certification for anti-fraud professionals, and CCAS certification for AFC practitioners in the crypto space. ACAMS’ 65+ Chapters globally, further amplify the association’s mission through training and networking initiatives. Visit acams.org for more information. Opportunity at a Glance ACAMS moneylaundering.com is seeking an experienced senior reporter in Washington, D.C., to regularly file breaking news and features on federal bills, hearings, rulemakings, judgments and other events that pertain to money laundering and other financial crimes or impact the responsibilities of banks and other companies to identify and combat them. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience reporting for daily or trade publications, and an aptitude for learning their beat quickly, developing sources, collaborating with colleagues, and pitching and filing their own stories by deadline. Experience with financial crime-related journalism is a big plus, as is fluency in another language. The successful candidate will also have light editing duties and the possibility of becoming D.C. bureau chief.

Requirements

At least five years of experience reporting for a daily or trade publication
Ability to pitch and develop stories through interviews and investigation
Ability to manage multiple stories concurrently and file by deadline
Ability to juggle interviews, planning calls and other meetings
Strong notetaking, news writing and other journalism-related skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and online publishing systems
Good verbal and organizational skills, keen attention to detail
Potential to edit colleagues' stories if necessary

Nice To Haves

Experience writing about financial crime or anti-financial crime a plus
Fluency in another language

Responsibilities

Observe, interview and research
Gather and analyze facts that seed accurate, clear, concise, interesting and timely copy
Develop sources to maintain a flow of current news
Cover hearings, trials and other events in person
Attend and cover conferences
Pursue leads from sources, records and sometimes other news outlets
Cover breaking news on short notice
Develop longer, analysis-driven features
Use smartphones and social media to disseminate news broadly and quickly
Work with managing editor to plan coverage, graphics, videos and photos
Perform other related duties assigned by managing editor