Reporter, Secondaries Investor

We at PEI Group are looking for a reporter to join our welcoming and diverse team. The successful candidate will cover the private equity community and the secondaries market for alternative assets. Specifically, the reporter will write exclusive, insightful, and actionable stories about secondaries firms and their limited partners that differentiate PEI and Secondaries Investor from other publications which similarly cover private equity investing. The reporter will write predominantly for Secondaries Investor as well as Private Equity International.

The reporter will aim to break news and insight on the secondaries market for alternative assets. The reporter will also produce content that leads with analysis and informed perspective. This will involve collaborating with the editor on ideas, sourcing, and story structures with an eye to delivering valuable information that consistently speaks to our core audience of general partners, limited partners and industry service providers. Key to this will be meeting with secondaries market participants on a daily basis to “keep their ear to the ground” on developments in the secondaries market.

Other responsibilities will include writing articles that profile firms and people, identify and analyze trends in fundraising and other activities, and other key community developments including key personnel moves. Key to this is breaking deal news for Secondaries Investor.

At all times, the goal is to seek out the impact of those developments rather than merely recounting the news.

Requirements

Although we are keeping direct experience and knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to demonstrate your capabilities in relation to the points listed under essential requirements in the person specification. You should be prepared to discuss illustrations on how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a business reporter. Experience covering private equity/alternative assets or related financial field to understand investing and GP-LP relationships a plus.
• An undergraduate degree at minimum in an applicable field. A journalism qualification is a significant plus.
• Superb adherence to copy accuracy and house style.
• Ability to triangulate information discreetly.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Superb communication and networking skills.
• Computer proficiency, such as using the Microsoft Office Suite, online search tools, databases, WordPress, and familiarity with social media platforms, such as LinkedIn. Infogram experience a plus.

• Has excellent people skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with daily deadlines.
• Is excited about engaging with a sophisticated audience.
• A keen intellectual curiosity and an ability to distil complex subject matter.
• Excited about face-to-face meetings with industry sources, and keen to “work the phones” to break news.
• Excellent observation and judgment skills to extract develop and develop compelling stories.
• A team player, willing to collaborate with other reporters on breaking news and feature reporting.
• Stays organized and calm under pressure.
• Is comfortable multi-tasking.
• Is self-motivated.