Personal Finance Reporter

📈 Our Bloomberg News Money team is growing, and I’m looking for two seasoned reporters who can translate complex financial shifts into great stories for a smart, ambitious audience.

The first role is for someone who can find original, must-read stories in the world of investments and the psychology of markets. You should be able to spot novel ways people are moving money and report on them for a discerning reader who already has skin in the game.

The second role covers money more broadly, including the long financial arc of family, from the ROI of education to the leap from college to career. You are the kind of reporter who can get real people on the phone quickly, get them to share their specific money stories, and show how larger economic factors affect their bottom line.

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Posted by: Nikki Walker

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Description & Requirements

Bloomberg News is seeking a reporter to join our growing Money team to cover personal finance for readers who already know the basics and want to understand what actually changes outcomes. You’ll focus on the return on major pillars of money such as college, credit and housing: how people pay, what it really costs over time, and what breaks when assumptions meet reality. You’ll also cover how retail investors are moving into the markets, what they’re using to do it, and what their results say about risk and expectations.

We’re looking for someone with verve and a strong feel for story. You should be able to find the fresh angle in familiar terrain and make it concrete quickly, anchored to numbers readers recognize in their own lives: monthly payments, fees, break-evens, timelines, and the decisions that arrive at 28, 38, 48, and 68. You can report with authority, handle complexity without padding, and write cleanly for a sophisticated audience.

News and enterprise are central to the role, along with high-end service and how-to journalism. You’ll deliver scoops and sharp accountability reporting, and you’ll also produce ambitious pieces that show how systems really work. Alongside that, you’ll publish rigorous guides and explainers that help readers make decisions and make them more smartly, including what to watch, what to compare, and where the costly mistakes hide.

To be considered, please submit your application by Wednesday, March 11.

We’ll trust you to:

• Spot and shape original story ideas rooted in online money conversations and real-life financial decisions (college, careers, family tradeoffs), and quickly find real people to bring those stories to life on deadline;
• Report and write both quick news-smart takes and deeper enterprise pieces, sustaining pace without sacrificing quality;
• Deliver genuinely useful, current service/how-to journalism—reported, contextualized, surprising and built for a sophisticated digital audience;
• Build sources and access across advisers, everyday investors, analysts, and industry leaders;
• Collaborate across the newsroom and platforms–social, video, newsletters, TV, podcasts–to boost presentation, reach, and the Money team’s profile.

You’ll have:

• Strong reporting and writing skills, with the ability to go deep on financial concepts in plain English without oversimplifying;
• Experience covering a beat in, or adjacent to, personal finance and a track record of stories that illustrate the major money issues people confront in their daily lives;
• Organization to accuracy, sourcing, and verification, especially with numbers, thresholds, timelines, and prices;
• The range to write multiple story types, including fast news, ambitious enterprise, and high-utility service and how-to journalism;
• The ability to identify juicy stories and compelling subjects that matter to a sophisticated, ambitious audience, and the skills to tell those stories on many platforms.

Salary Range = 90000 - 120000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.
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