Senior Reporter, Energy
Job Summary
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Reporter, Middle East Energy to join our team. The role involves actively sourcing, confirming, and writing exclusive news on project finance and acquisition finance transactions in the Middle East energy sector. Responsibilities include producing daily content, building relationships with key industry players (LPs, GPs, banks, developers, advisors, SWFs), and writing 15 proprietary content pieces per month. The role also requires tracking transactions, coordinating with internal teams, covering greenfield and M&A financing, writing feature articles, and planning/recording podcasts. The ideal candidate will have at least six years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom with global exposure, a proven record of breaking news and writing in-depth analyses, the ability to spot market trends, and strong networking and writing skills.
Must have:
- At least six years of reporting experience
- Proven record of reporting exclusives
- Ability to spot trends and conduct research
- Strong news and analysis writing skills
- Track record of building a network of sources
Good to have:
- Knowledge of the financial market
- Global exposure
- Experience in breaking news for media
1 skill required
Job Details
The Role:
This is an excellent opportunity to join our team as Senior Reporter, MiddleEast Energy. As a Senior Reporter, you will participate actively in the sourcing, confirming, and writing of exclusive news about project finance and acquisition finance transactions. Produce content on a daily basis. Build relationship with LPs, GPs, banks, developers, advisors and SWFs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write 15 pieces of proprietary content per month on the Middle East renewables, and power & energy markets
- Actively track transactions and source intelligence on new transactions
- Coordinate with Infralogic colleagues, as well as DW and MM teams when warranted on cross-product coverage
- Cover both greenfield and M&A financing and capital markets as it concerns project finance
- Write at least one feature article, 1,200 words, every other month
- Plan and record a podcast at least once per quarter to increase engagement
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
- Knowledge of the financial market, with proven record of reporting exclusives
- At least six years of reporting experience in a reputable newsroom, with global exposure
- Proven record of breaking news for a media organisation, 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 building network of sources to produce reports
- Strong news and analyses writing 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.
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About The Company
We’re visionary innovators who are delivering mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with a strategic view on the industries we serve, we design solutions that improve decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people. Simply put, we help our customers do more, faster and better than before. We believe our investments in research and development are shaping the future of automation and enabling our customers to transform their business. And we embrace the power of community, working with each other and with our customers to succeed through a positive culture of continuous improvement.
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