Verticals Columnist - Events Writer
High-Level:
An opportunity to make an impact and play a key role in the growth of a top-50 financial publisher. We are hiring for an experienced reporter and columnist to help support new content verticals alongside our growing events business.
At Benzinga, content is king. Benzinga combines and makes accessible both the news and the conversation. We deliver relevant trends and scoop stories no one else can. We live and breathe Benzinga, and our job is to spread the news like a grass fire and bring you the most engaging content possible.
As a senior reporter, you will have a direct hand in creating content seen by millions of readers and impacting the industry as a whole. If you know how to get pageviews and are enthusiastic about trying new things to engage readers, we want to talk to you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Writing daily business news and feature assignments
- Covering news that is integral to the investment case for a stock or information critical to the narrative and themes of our verticals
- Writing profiles and listicles around key figures, companies and major themes related to the verticals
- Utilizing traffic analytics to make informed decisions about headlines, story types and coverage
- Engaging with Wall Street sources to uncover and publish exclusive and unique commentary
- Driving traffic to Benzinga.com and Events pages.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum three years experience at a digital publication, preferably in the financial media sector.
- Knowledge of the stock market and the world of finance.
- Ability to produce long and short form content
- On Camera/On Stage experience is helpful
- Expertise in cutting edge technology, media and fintech a big plus
- Passion for trading stocks and the markets
- Limited knowledge of content marketing and strategy