Senior FinTech Writer

🚨 We are hiring! 🚨 If you are a journalist with a strong background in business, finance and tech reporting, I would love to connect!
We have an opening for a REMOTE senior writer position to join our incredible team of journalists from the NYT, WSJ, CNN, ABC News, among other publications. More details at the link below, and please feel free to message me directly!

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Senior Writer - Finance & Tech

Calling all journalists! Wakefield Research is seeking a Senior Writer with an expertise in finance and tech and experience reporting for top-tier news organizations to join our talented Editorial team. This is a remote position and will cover a range of topics, the majority of them finance and tech related but may also include business (B2B and B2C), health and travel, among others.

This role reports to the Manager of Editorial and will join an accomplished team who have written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, ABC News, NBC News, The Atlantic, CNN and several other top-tier publications.

The ideal candidate will have a nose for news, an understanding of the current media landscape and the ability to work with a team to develop survey questions. These surveys will provide newsworthy and insightful data that journalists will want to cover and the public will want to read.

Specifically, the senior writer will assess the media landscape of a particular topic, generate newsworthy ideas and narratives for survey questions around that topic and use the data produced by our research team to tell a compelling and well written news story.

This is a full-time remote position (9-5:30pm ET time zone) with generous benefits. The candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, DC, CO, FL, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TX, VA

What Is Wakefield Research?

Wakefield Research is a leading, independent provider of quantitative, qualitative, and hybrid market research for thought leadership and strategic insights.

Wakefield Research is a partner to the world’s leading brands and agencies, including 50 of the Fortune 100. We conduct research in nearly 100 countries and our surveys appear regularly in top-tier media, such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, NPR, ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “TODAY Show.”

For more information, please visit our website.

Desired Skills:

• 7+ years work experience in journalism with top-tier media bylines
• A proven expertise reporting on finance and tech topics. This could include economic trends, ETFs, AI, Cyber Security and Data Centers, among others
• Superior writing and editing skills: Ability to produce top-notch copy on a variety of subjects
• Excellent communications skills: Can provide high-level verbal and written client consultation
• Highly creative: Ability to independently and quickly pitch creative concepts for news stories
• News background: Knowledge of the news cycle and journalism trends;
• Deadline-oriented: Ability to organize time and manage multiple projects to meet tight deadlines
• Team Player: Ability to work as part of a diverse team and interact professionally and effectively with peers, managers and clients

Application Instructions:

Please submit a resume and cover letter – the latter of which should explain your interest and experience apart from what can be read on a resume –via [click apply]. Candidates will be contacted directly by the research firm. A writing exercise will be administered to candidates selected for interviews.

Please do not call or e-mail the firm to verify receipt of your materials. No recruiters please.

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