The Role: Reporter, Technology & Telecommunications
The Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
The Grade: (for internal use only) G8
The Team: As part of the Technology, Media and Telecom group, you will work closely with a veteran editorial staff dedicated to producing in-depth reporting and data-driven analysis on Big Tech and telecommunications companies, from Facebook and Google to Verizon and AT&T. The S&P Global Market Intelligence newsroom offers opportunities to collaborate with a team of more than 300 editors and journalists from around the world to provide insights on how tech and telecom trends impact markets and businesses across industries, in line with the highest standards of journalistic excellence.
The Impact: Your content reaches an influential readership that includes industry leaders at media and entertainment conglomerates, wireless and broadband providers, online video outfits and software companies, as well as leading global financial institutions.
Utilizing our massive database -- with comprehensive analytics of the market, as well as corporate data that impacts our sectors -- your data-focused articles will dive deep into the trends underpinning the telecommunications and technology industries.
What's in it for you: You'll love the energy and collaborative environment of the newsroom. Reporters cover their beat every single day, allowing them to learn about market dynamics and gain a greater understanding of their covered sector. Discover a career path that provides for growth not only within a sector, but also amongst other sectors within our walls, or even other groups and cross-functional teams.
We also offer a career path that provides growth within sector as well as organization, as well as competitive benefits, including four weeks of paid vacation, paid parental leave and generous tuition reimbursement.
Compensation/Benefits Information:
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $38.4k to $79.7k. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.
This role is eligible to receive S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires .
This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
Responsibilities:
- Report breaking news with timeliness and accuracy
- Write enterprise stories on key developments within your beat.
- Cover hearings, shareholder meetings, conferences, and other significant events.
- Integrate related data and analysis and partner with research analysts to uncover emerging industry trends.
- Collaborate with colleagues across teams and countries
- Develop relationships with existing sources and build a network of contacts
What we're looking for:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or equivalent experience
- Ability to write quickly and clearly under deadline pressure
- Ability to generate exclusive, breaking news as well as informative feature stories
- 1-3 years of professional journalism experience; internships in business journalism settings an asset.
- Command of journalistic standard methodology (AP style, libel issues, etc.)
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge of the technology and/or telecommunications industries a big advantage
About Company Statement:
S&P Global Market Intelligence
At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is important--some of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful. We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction.
S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
US Candidates Only:
The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.
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