Digital Infrastructure Reporter
Ion
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Infralogic team as a digital infrastructure reporter. You will provide exclusive content on M&A, financings, project development, and "people moves" within the digital infrastructure sector, covering areas like fiber-optics, macro towers, and small cells. You will also cover the data center industry at the forefront of the AI revolution. Your reports will be reconfigured as data for ION Analytics' Infralogic database. Key responsibilities include building relationships with industry professionals, shaping global coverage of digital infrastructure investors, generating ideas for longer-form coverage, writing four exclusive stories per week and one long-form piece monthly, assisting with content creation for events, and collaborating with editors and colleagues.
Must Have
- Knowledge of the financial market
- Proven record of reporting exclusives
- At least three years of reporting experience
- Proven record of breaking news
- Ability to spot trends and conduct research
- Track record of building a network of sources
- Strong news and analysis writing skills
Good to Have
- Global exposure
- Writing in-depth analyses
Job Description
The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Infralogic team. As a digital infrastructure reporter, you will provide exclusive content on M&A, financings, project development, “people moves,” and more within the digital infrastructure sector. Not only will you cover fiber-optics, macro towers, small cells, and similar, but also you will be uniquely positioned on the front lines of the AI revolution through coverage of the data center industry. Additionally, a lot of the content from your reports will be reconfigured as data, fed into ION Analytics' highly regarded Infralogic database.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build close relationships with funds, bankers, lawyers, advisors and CEOs
- Shape global coverage of digital infrastructure investors and lenders, including their allocations, commitments, targets and people moves
- Generate ideas for longer-form coverage, and apart from writing content - work with Infralogic data and research teams to ensure accurate, exclusive and market-scooping news and analyses
- Write an average of four exclusive stories per week and one long-form piece every month.
- Assist with ION Analytics’, primarily Infralogic’s, events with content creation, panel moderation and speaking.
- Work with the regional editor, senior editors, and collaborate with colleagues across the group to support content creation targeted at ION Analytics’ key customer segments.
- Maintain high standards of copy and adhere to group-wide compliance policies.
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience
- Knowledge of the financial market, with a proven record of reporting exclusives
- At least three years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom, with global exposure
- Proven record of breaking news for a media organization, as well as writing in-depth analyses
- Ability to spot trends in market data and conduct research to identify and produce reports
- Track record of ability to build a network of sources to produce reports
- Strong news and analysis writing skills
Estimated Salary Range
The estimated salary range is $90,000 - $120,000. Salary is negotiable depending on experience and skills.
About Us:
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe.
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.