Senior Reporter
Job Description
Yahoo Finance is the largest business and financial news site in the world, with unrivaled access to data, insights and original editorial content.
A Little About Us…
Yahoo Finance?s growing newsroom aims to create best-in-class content that fulfills our mission to to be the trusted daily guide to investors looking to grow their wealth. Our goal is to deliver this content in ways that are smart, accessible and ahead of the curve. We have created a work environment that is both collaborative and collegial, and encourage our employees to be ambitious and aspirational while maintaining the highest professional standards in the business.
A Lot About You
We are looking for an experienced senior reporter with strong reporting skills — someone who relishes breaking business, markets, and investing news as well as providing context inside of content.
We’re looking for someone who is an obsessive cultivator of sources and is always trying to dig below the surface to get to the real story. The ideal candidate will also have strong experience to report and analyze business and investing news on-camera for a global TV audience. The candidate will also be tasked with sitting down with newsmakers for both on-camera and text-based interviews either in Yahoo Finance?s New York City studio or at major conferences.
Your Day:
? Report investing stories that add real value across text and video formats.
? Report stories that will engage readers online and help fulfill Yahoo Finance?s mission to be the trusted guide for investors looking to grow their wealth.
? Make and break news across text and video formats.
? Interview newsmakers on live TV.
? Contribute to Yahoo Finance?s feature on-air programming.
? Contribute to Yahoo Finance?s annual conferences.
? Develop innovative ways to tell stories, using the latest technology platforms.
? Do the kind of in-depth reporting projects that will garner Yahoo Finance awards and other industry accolades.
You Must Have:
? Excellent knowledge of financial markets, investing concepts and passion for the field of financial reporting.
? The ability to report competitively and accurately.
? The ability to write clearly.
? A network of sources.
? The ability to conduct high-profile interviews on-camera in live and taped settings.
? The ability to work collegially and collaboratively with members of the team.
? The highest ethical standards
? A strong desire to innovate and experiment.
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.
The compensation for this position ranges from $72,750.00 – $151,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.
Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don?t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you?ll be given notice to make arrangements.
If you?re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.
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